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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Proposed FY 2027 DOE, NRC budgets ask for less
The White House is requesting $1.5 billion for the Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy in the fiscal year 2027 budget proposal, about 9 percent less than the previous year.
The request from the Trump administration is one of several associated with nuclear energy in the proposal, which was released Friday. Congress still must review and vote on the budget.
Technical Session|Nuclear Thermal Propulsion
Thursday, May 9, 2024|3:15–4:55PM MDT|Coronado/DeVargas
Session Chair:
Doug Burns
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Anti-Criticality Methods for Nuclear Thermal Rocket Launches and their Associated Assembly/Disassembly in Space
3:15–3:40PM MDT
Brandon Wilson (ORNL), Julia Cline (NASA Langley Research Center), Kaylin Borders (Cornell University), Pavel Shilenko (United States Military Academy), N. Dianne Bull Ezell (ORNL)
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Range Safety Considerations for Reactor-Based Space Nuclear Systems
3:40–4:05PM MDT
A.P. Herbert (Lockheed Martin Space), B. Fisher (Lockheed Martin Space), M. Granger (Lockheed Martin Space), M. Blood (Lockheed Martin Space)
Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Ground Testing with the High Pressure Real-Time (HPRT) Exhaust Processing System
4:05–4:30PM MDT
Lindsey Holmes (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.), Marcus Neely (Jacobs Space Exploration), Jim Rector (New Horizon 5), Ricky Sasmal (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.)
Hazards Analysis Frameworks for Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Ground Testing
4:30–4:55PM MDT
Reed Herner (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.), Alexander Pingel (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.), Jaycie Hall (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.), Jim Werner (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.), Lindsey Holmes (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.)
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