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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Chernobyl at 40 years: Looking back at Nuclear News
Sunday, April 26, at 1:23 a.m. local time will mark 40 years since the most severe nuclear accident in history: the meltdown of Unit 4 at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine, then part of the Soviet Union.
In the ensuing four decades, countless books, documentaries, articles, and conference sessions have examined Chernobyl’s history and impact from various angles. There is a similar abundance of outlooks in the archives of Nuclear News, where hundreds of scientists, advocates, critics, and politicians have shared their thoughts on Chernobyl over the years. Today, we will take a look at some highlights from the pages of NN to see how the story of Chernobyl evolved over the decades.
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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