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2025 ANS Winter Conference & Expo
November 9–12, 2025
Washington, DC|Washington Hilton
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ANS continues to expand its certificate offerings
It’s almost been a full year since the American Nuclear Society held its inaugural section of Nuclear 101, a comprehensive certificate course on the basics of the nuclear field. Offered at the 2024 ANS Winter Conference and Expo, that first sold-out course marked a massive milestone in the Society’s expanding work in professional development and certification.
Technical Session
Monday, May 8, 2023|1:30–3:10PM MDT|Idaho Falls Room
Session Chair:
Michael C. Miller
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Sebastian C. Corbisiero
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Overview of the Interagency Nuclear Safety Review Board Playbook
1:30–1:50PM MDT
Donald Helton (NASA), Karl Garman (Federal Aviation Administration), Mark Glissman (Air Force Safety Center), Tina Ghosh (Nuclear Regulatory Commission)
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Overview of Past Space Nuclear Reactor Functional Safety Principles in the Context of Recent Policy Changes
1:50–2:10PM MDT
Donald Helton (NASA), Lee Mason (NASA Glenn Research Center), Matthew Forsbacka (NASA)
Probabilistic Risk Analysis Methods for Nuclear Launch Safety
2:10–2:30PM MDT
Kevin A. Makinson (Ultra Safe Nuclear), Christopher Morrison (Ultra Safe Nuclear)
Paving the Way for European Safe Nuclear Use in Space: Argonaut Mission
2:30–2:50PM MDT
Grzegorz Ambroszkiewicz (ESA/ESTEC), Alexander Getimis (ESA/ESTEC), Paloma Villar (ESA/ESTEC)
Engaging for Success: Effective Space Nuclear Stakeholder Communications
2:50–3:10PM MDT
Kristin M. Jansen (NASA Glenn Research Center), Kerri B. Beisser (Aerospace Corp.), Douglas M. Isbell (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory)
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