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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Supreme Court declines to hear case involving St. Louis contamination
The Supreme Court of the United States on Monday declined to hear an appeal from General Atomics subsidiary Cotter Corporation and Commonwealth Edison, an Exelon company, in a case over alleged radioactive contamination in the St. Louis, Mo., area, leaving in place an 8th Circuit Court ruling that allows the plaintiffs’ state-law tort claims to proceed under the federal Price-Anderson Act.
Technical Session
Thursday, May 12, 2022|10:00AM–12:00PM EDT|Calypso
Session Chair:
Ron Litchford (NASA)
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
John Scott (NASA)
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Nuclear Electric Propulsion Modular Power Conversion Model
Dennis Nikitaev (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.), Corey D. Smith (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.), Matthew Duchek (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.), Christopher Harnack (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.), William Machemer (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.), Emanuel Grella (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.)
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SPEAR Probe: Advanced Thermoelectric Power Generation for Nuclear Electric Space Propulsion
Troy Howe (Howe Industries), Steve D. Howe (Howe Industries), Jack Miller (Howe Industries), Nathan Blaylock (Howe Industries), Brianna Clements (Howe Industries)
Brayton Cycle Power Conversion Model for MW-Class Nuclear Electric Propulsion Mars Missions
Christopher Harnack (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.), William Machemer (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.), Matthew Duchek (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.), Emanuel Grella (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.), Dennis Nikitaev (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.), Corey D. Smith (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.)