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Fuel Cycle & Waste Management
Devoted to all aspects of the nuclear fuel cycle including waste management, worldwide. Division specific areas of interest and involvement include uranium conversion and enrichment; fuel fabrication, management (in-core and ex-core) and recycle; transportation; safeguards; high-level, low-level and mixed waste management and disposal; public policy and program management; decontamination and decommissioning environmental restoration; and excess weapons materials disposition.
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Utility Working Conference and Vendor Technology Expo (UWC 2022)
August 7–10, 2022
Marco Island, FL|JW Marriott Marco Island
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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President's Profile Steven Arndt: Prioritizing participation and advocacy
Steven Arndt began his one-year term last month as president of the American Nuclear Society, bringing the same high level of energy, investment, and action he has exhibited throughout his career. Reflecting on a life spent improving nuclear safety and technology, he notes that it’s not just the work; it’s also about the people and building connections and relationships. Arndt fondly recalls Peter Lyons, former NRC commissioner, assistant secretary of energy for nuclear energy, and ANS board member who passed away in April 2021. “I have been incredibly lucky to know and work with some great people in our field, and almost to a person they have been like Pete Lyons,” Arndt said. “They have been gregarious, outgoing, and supportive.”
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 to SEP for Cislunar Space
Marc Gibson (Space Nuclear Power Corp.), David Poston (Space Nuclear Power Corp.), Patrick McClure (Space Nuclear Power Corp.)
Summary
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 H. Lee (NASA/JPL/CALTECH)
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 P. Forsley (Global Energy Corp.), Theresa Benyo (NASA Glenn Research Center), Pamela Mosier-Boss (Global Energy Corp.), Leonard A. 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
Kenneth R. Veach (ORNL), Glenn R. 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), K. Stephenson (ESA)
Radiation Damage from Multi-Mission Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator (MMRTG) Neutrons in the Dragonfly Gamma-Ray and Neutron Spectrometer (DraGNS)
Zachary W. Yokley (Johns Hopkins APL), Nathan Hines (LLNL), Morgan Burks (LLNL), Patrick Peplowski (Johns Hopkins APL), David Lawrence (Johns Hopkins APL), Jack Wilson (Johns Hopkins APL), Charles Parker (Johns Hopkins APL), John Goldsten (Johns Hopkins APL)
Nonproliferation Opportunities for Using HALEU in Space Nuclear Reactors
Thomas Harrison (PNNL), Tom Gray (PNNL), Kathleen Doty (PNNL)
Presented by Brittany N. Robertson (PNNL)
Microsphere 238PuO2 for Small Modular Radioisotope Power Systems
Jeff 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,Inc.), Andy Lutz (Advanced Cooling Technologies, Inc.), Srujan Rokkam (Advanced Cooling Technologies,Inc.)
Update on Performance of MMRTG F1 on Curiosity
Christofer E. Whiting (University of Dayton)
Radioisotope Power Systems and Their Potential Benefits to Planetary Protection
Michael B. Smith (ORNL), Lawrence H. Heilbronn (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Harrison L. Line (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Noel B. Nelson (UT-Battelle), 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), D. 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 l. 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 Skutterudite-Based Thermoelectric Technology for Integration into a Potential Enhanced Multi-Mission Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator (eMMRTG)
Thierry Caillat (Jet Propulsion Laboratory), Stan Pinkowski (Jet Propulsion Laboratory)
Path to Skutterudite Based Multi-Mission Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator Flight Qualification Unit
Andrew Lane (Aerojet Rocketdyne), William Otting (Aerojet Rocketdyne), Karl Wefers (Aerojet Rocketdyne), Patrick Frye (Aerojet Rocketdyne), Joseph VanderVeer (Teledyne Energy Systems), Russell Bennett (Teledyne Energy Systems), Steve Keyser (Teledyne Energy Systems), Stan Pinkowski (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory), Thierry Caillat (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory)
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