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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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INL researchers use LEDs to shed light on next-gen reactors
At Idaho National Laboratory, researchers have built a bridge between computer models and the lab’s Microreactor Applications Research Validation and Evaluation (MARVEL) microreactor.
Tony Crawford, an INL researcher and MARVEL’s reactivity control system lead, designed a phone booth–sized surrogate nuclear reactor called ViBRANT, or Visual Benign Reactor as Analog for Nuclear Testing, which uses light instead of neutrons to show a “nuclear” reaction.
Technical Session|Fission Surface Power/Nuclear Electric Propulsion
Tuesday, May 7, 2024|3:15–4:55PM MDT|Sweeney B
Session Chair:
N. Dianne B. Ezell
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Scott Wilson
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Estimation of the Maximum Number of Fissions for a Space Nuclear Reactor
3:15–3:40PM MDT
Patrick McClure (Space Nuclear Power Corp.), David Poston (Space Nuclear Power Corp.)
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A Model Based Systems Engineering Approach to Space Nuclear System Safety
3:40–4:05PM MDT
B. Fisher (Lockheed Martin Space), M. Granger (Lockheed Martin Space), A. Herbert (Lockheed Martin Space), N. Roberts (Lockheed Martin Space)
Impact on Mars Crew Vehicle with Nuclear Propulsion and Use of Artificial Gravity
4:05–4:30PM MDT
C. Russell Joyner II (Aerojet Rocketdyne), Jacob Evans (Aerojet Rocketdyne), Timothy Kokan (Aerojet Rocketdyne), Daniel J. H. Levack (Aerojet Rocketdyne), Rodney Noble (Aerojet Rocketdyne), Christopher Reynolds (Aerojet Rocketdyne)
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