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2025 ANS Winter Conference & Expo
November 9–12, 2025
Washington, DC|Washington Hilton
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NRC nominee Nieh commits to independent safety mission
During a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing today, Ho Nieh, President Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as a commissioner at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, was urged to maintain the agency’s independence regardless of political pressure from the Trump administration.
Technical Session
Wednesday, May 10, 2023|10:30AM–12:10PM MDT|Boise Room
Session Chair:
Aditya Shivprasad
Alternate Chair:
Vedant Mehta
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Effective Hydride Moderator Thermal Management in the Pylon Space Reactor
10:30–10:50AM MDT
Wesley Deason (Ultra Safe Nuclear), Ethan Chaleff (Ultra Safe Nuclear)
Presented by Vishal Patel (Ultra Safe Nuclear)
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Radiator Production for Pylon Fission Surface Power System on the Moon
10:50–11:10AM MDT
Diana Nikitaeva (Univ. Alabama, Huntsville), L. Dale Thomas (Univ. Alabama, Huntsville)
Thermomechanical Limitations of Uranium Mononitride
11:10–11:30AM MDT
Zachary Miller (LANL), Massimiliano Fratoni (Univ. California, Berkeley), Vedant Mehta (LANL)
Assessment of Coated Particle Fuels for Space Nuclear Power and Propulsion Systems
11:30–11:50AM MDT
Kelsa Palomares (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.), James Werner (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.)
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