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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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Diablo Canyon gets key state approval
Pacific Gas & Electric has announced that the California Coastal Commission, the state agency in charge of protecting California’s roughly 840 miles of coastline, unanimously voted to approve the Act Consistency Certification and Coastal Development Permit for Diablo Canyon, a critical step in the utility’s work to extend the life of the nuclear power plant.
Technical Session
Tuesday, May 9, 2023|10:30AM–12:10PM MDT|Idaho Falls Room
Session Chair:
Jean-Pierre Fleurial
Alternate Chair:
Austen D. Fradeneck
Session Organizer:
Sebastian C. Corbisiero
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NASA's Radioisotope Power Systems Program: Status Update
10:30–10:50AM MDT
Carl E. Sandifer II (NASA Glenn Research Center), Colleen Van Lear (NASA Glenn Research Center), J. Michael Newman (NASA Glenn Research Center), Bethany Eppig (NASA Glenn Research Center), Ryan Edwards (NASA), Emily Hsu (Dept. of Energy), Sujita Pierpoint (Dept. of Energy)
Paper
Progress on Pu-238 Production at Idaho National Laboratory from February 2022 to December 2022
10:50–11:10AM MDT
Andrew Zillmer (INL), William Green (INL), Justin Lower (INL), Jill Mitchell (INL), Brittany Grayson (INL), Erik Rosvall (INL), Austen Fradeneck (INL), Joshua Fishler (INL), Ryan Marlow (INL), Mark Hill (INL)
The Next Generation Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator Project -- Overview and Progress Status
11:10–11:30AM MDT
Todd A. Tofil (NASA Glenn Research Center), Thomas D. DeMichael (NASA Glenn Research Center), Jeffrey M. Woytach (NASA Glenn Research Center), Jean-Pierre Fleurial (Jet Propulsion Laboratory), Jaymon Birch (INL), Shad Davis (INL)
Status of Dynamic Radioisotope Power System Development for NASA Missions
11:30–11:50AM MDT
Sal Oriti (NASA Glenn Research Center), Ernestina Wozniak (NASA Glenn Research Center), Max Yang (NASA Glenn Research Center)
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The European Radioisotope Power Systems Program: ENDURE -- European Devices Using Radioisotope Energy
11:50AM–12:10PM MDT
Richard M. Ambrosi (Univ. Leicester), Tim Tinsley (National Nuclear Laboratory), Alessandra Barco (Univ. Leicester), Ramy Mesalam (Univ. Leicester), Emily Jane Watkinson (Univ. Leicester), Hannah Sargeant (Univ. Leicester), Chris Bicknell (Univ. Leicester), Tony Crawford (Univ. Leicester), Rebecca Sanderson (National Nuclear Laboratory), Jacob White (National Nuclear Laboratory), Mark Sarsfield (National Nuclear Laboratory), Nick Hanigan (National Nuclear Laboratory), Giorgio Magistrati (European Space Agency), Christophe Fongarland (European Space Agency), Markus Landgraf (European Space Agency), Kevin Simpson (European Thermodynamics), Richard Tuley (European Thermodynamics), Marie-Claire Perkinson (Airbus), Robert Hopton (Airbus), Frederic Lattwein (ArianeGroup), Daniel Freis (European Commission), Rudy J. M. Konings (European Commission), Piers Slater (Digital Reef)
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