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2026 Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
Standards Program
The Standards Committee is responsible for the development and maintenance of voluntary consensus standards that address the design, analysis, and operation of components, systems, and facilities related to the application of nuclear science and technology. Find out What’s New, check out the Standards Store, or Get Involved today!
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Project delivers a universal waste canister for advanced reactors
Nuclear waste disposal technology company Deep Isolation Nuclear has announced the completion of a three-year project to manufacture, physically test, and validate a disposal-ready universal canister system (UCS) for spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste from advanced reactors.
Technical Session
Monday, May 9, 2022|1:30–3:30PM EDT|Vanda
Session Chair:
Dayna Ise (NASA)
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Kelsa B. Palomares
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NERVA's "Keep It Simple" System-Level Reliability Model
Samantha B. Rawlins (Univ. Alabama, Huntsville), L. Dale Thomas (Univ. Alabama, Huntsville)
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Development of Integrated NTP Mission Model for Planetary Science Missions
Saroj Kumar (Univ. Alabama, Huntsville), L. Dale Thomas (Univ. Alabama, Huntsville), Jason T. Cassibry (Univ. Alabama, Huntsville)
Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Turbomachinery Modeling
Dennis Nikitaev (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.), Corey D. Smith (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.), Kelsa Palomares (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.)
Preliminary Feasibility Study of Electric Pump Fed Nuclear Thermal Propulsion
Alexander Aueron (Univ. Alabama, Huntsville), L. Dale Thomas (Univ. Alabama, Huntsville)
Extension of the pyIsoDep Code for Thermal Hydraulic Dependent Decay Heat and Depletion Analysis of Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Reactors
Matt Krecicki (Georgia Tech), Dan Kotlyar (Georgia Tech)
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