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Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy
The mission of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy Division (NNPD) is to promote the peaceful use of nuclear technology while simultaneously preventing the diversion and misuse of nuclear material and technology through appropriate safeguards and security, and promotion of nuclear nonproliferation policies. To achieve this mission, the objectives of the NNPD are to: Promote policy that discourages the proliferation of nuclear technology and material to inappropriate entities. Provide information to ANS members, the technical community at large, opinion leaders, and decision makers to improve their understanding of nuclear nonproliferation issues. Become a recognized technical resource on nuclear nonproliferation, safeguards, and security issues. Serve as the integration and coordination body for nuclear nonproliferation activities for the ANS. Work cooperatively with other ANS divisions to achieve these objective nonproliferation policies.
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2024 ANS Annual Conference
June 16–19, 2024
Las Vegas, NV|Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino
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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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Framatome signs contracts with Sizewell C
French nuclear developer Framatome is slated to deliver key equipment for Sizewell C Ltd.’s two large reactors planned for the United Kingdom’s Suffolk coast.
The agreement, reportedly worth multiple billions of euros, was announced this week and will involve Framatome from the design phase until commissioning. The company also agreed to a long-term fuel supply deal. Framatome is 80.5 percent owned by France’s EDF and 19.5 percent owned by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.
Technical Session
Wednesday, May 11, 2022|10:30AM–12:30PM EDT|Calypso
Session Chair:
Michael B. Smith (ORNL)
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Lee S. Mason (NASA)
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Scaling Comparison of NEP vs. SEP for Cislunar Space
Marc A. Gibson (Space Nuclear Power Corp.), David I. Poston (Space Nuclear Power Corp.), Patrick McClure (Space Nuclear Power Corp.)
Paper
A Small Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator for Operation on Venus: A Feasibility Study
Michael J. Durka (Jet Propulsion Laboratory), Eric Poliquin (Jet Propulsion Laboratory), Jong-Ah Paik (Jet Propulsion Laboratory), Vladimir Jovovic (Jet Propulsion Laboratory), Jean-Pierre Fleurial (Jet Propulsion Laboratory)
Planetary Science Decadal Survey: Planetary Mission Concepts Utilizing Radioisotope Power Systems
Young Lee (Jet Propulsion Laboratory), Brian Bairstow (Jet Propulsion Laboratory), Benji Donitz (Jet Propulsion Laboratory), Jim Kinnison (Johns Hopkins APL), Anthony Nicoletti (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center)
A Comparison of Alternative Space Nuclear Power Conversion Technologies
Bryant Hawkes (Aerospace Corp.)
Presented by W. Randy Bell (Aerospace Corp.)
Molten Salt Lattice Confinement Fusion (LCF) Fast Fission Reactor for Lunar and Planetary Surface Power
Lawrence Forsley (Global Energy Corp.), Theresa Benyo (NASA Glenn Research Center), Pamela Mosier-Boss (Global Energy Corp.), Leonard Dudzinski (NASA Headquarters), Mathew Deminico (NASA Glenn Research Center)
Qualification of a New Surface Profilometer for Radioisotope Power Systems Special Component Manufacturing and Testing Program
Rex Veach, Jr. (ORNL), Glenn Romanoski (ORNL), George Ulrich (ORNL), Brian Friske (Y-12 National Security Complex), Dean Freeman (ORNL)
Safety Studies for the ESA Radioisotope Power Systems
Alessandra Barco (Univ. Leicester), Richard M. Ambrosi (Univ. Leicester), Jean-Luc Dumont (ArianeGroup), Yann Guguin (ArianeGroup), Pierre Brunet (ArianeGroup), Keith Stephenson (ESA/ESTEC TEC-EP)
Radiation Damage from Multi-Mission Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator (MMRTG) Neutrons in the Dragonfly Gamma-Ray and Neutron Spectrometer (DraGNS)
Z. W. Yokley (Johns Hopkins APL), N.R. Hines (LLNL), M.T. Burks (LLNL), P.N. Peplowski (Johns Hopkins APL), D.J. Lawrence (Johns Hopkins APL), J.T. Wilson (Johns Hopkins APL), C.W. Parker (Johns Hopkins APL), J.O. Goldsten (Johns Hopkins APL)
Nonproliferation Opportunities for Using HALEU in Space Nuclear Reactors
Thomas Gray (PNNL), Thomas Harrison (PNNL), Kathleen Doty (PNNL)
Presented by Brittany N. Robertson (PNNL)
Microsphere 238PuO2 for Small Modular Radioisotope Power Systems
Jeffrey A. Katalenich (PNNL), Bradley R. Johnson (ORNL)
Radioisotope Powered Melting Probe for Europa Exploration
Calin Tarau (Advanced Cooling Technologies), Kuan-Lin Lee (Advanced Cooling Technologies), Krishna Chetty (Advanced Cooling Technologies), Andy Lutz (Advanced Cooling Technologies), Srujan Rokkam (Advanced Cooling Technologies)
Update on Performance of MMRTG F1 on Curiosity
Christofer E. Whiting (Univ. Dayton)
Radioisotope Power Systems and Their Potential Benefits to Planetary Protection
Michael B.R. Smith (ORNL), Lawrence H. Heilbronn (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Harrison L. Line (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Noel A. Nelson (ORNL), Douglas E. Peplow (ORNL), Mathew W. Swinney (ORNL)
Start-Up and Load-Following Analysis of a kW-Class Hydride-Moderated Reactor
Vedant K. Mehta (LANL), Dasari V. Rao (LANL)
Rolls-Royce Space Reactor Roadmap
Daniel Thatcher (Rolls-Royce), Oliver Ward (Rolls-Royce), Gary Jones (Rolls-Royce)
Canadian Capabilities Related to Space Nuclear Power Systems
Brent Wilhelm (Natural Resources Canada), Rinat Rashapov (Canadian Space Agency), Ali Siddiqui (Canadian Nuclear Laboratories), William Mackey (Canadian Space Agency), Micah Melnyk (Natural Resources Canada), Antoine de la Chevrotière (Natural Resources Canada), Daniel Brady (Natural Resources Canada)
Integration of Radiation Tolerance and Component Reliability into Space Nuclear Systems
Scott Mahar (General Atomics), Christopher Nicklaw (General Atomics)
An Update on the Development of the Skutterudite-Based Thermoelectric Technology for Integration into a Potential Enhanced Multi-Mission Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator (eMMRTG)
T. Caillat (Jet Propulsion Laboratory), S. Pinkowski (Jet Propulsion Laboratory), I. Chi (Jet Propulsion Laboratory), J. Paik (Jet Propulsion Laboratory), B. Phan (Jet Propulsion Laboratory), T. Holgate (Teledyne Energy Systems), Y. Song (Teledyne Energy Systems), J. VanderVeer (Teledyne Energy Systems), R. Bennett (Teledyne Energy Systems), S. Keyser (Teledyne Energy Systems), Andrew Lane (Aerojet Rocketdyne), K. Wefers (Aerojet Rocketdyne), P. Frye (Aerojet Rocketdyne)
Path to Skutterudite Based Multi-Mission Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator Flight Qualification Unit
A. Lane (Aerojet Rocketdyne), W. Otting (Aerojet Rocketdyne), K. Wefers (Aerojet Rocketdyne), P. Frye (Aerojet Rocketdyne), J. VanderVeer (Teledyne Energy Systems), R. Bennett (Teledyne Energy Systems), S. Keyser (Teledyne Energy Systems), S. Pinkowski (Jet Propulsion Laboratory), T. Caillat (Jet Propulsion Laboratory)
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