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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
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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|Radioisotope Power Systems
Thursday, May 9, 2024|10:00–11:40AM MDT|Sweeney A
Session Chair:
Nick Wozniak (LANL)
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Joe Giglio (INL)
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Development of Small-Sized Stirling Radioisotope Generator
10:00–10:25AM MDT
Yongrok Jeong (KAERI), Jong-Bum Kim (KAERI), Sunjin Kim (KAERI), Jin-Joo Kim (KAERI), Jin Kim (KAERI), Gujin Kang (KAERI), Suk-cheol Kwon (KAERI), Jintae Hong (KAERI)
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Assembly, Integration, and Initial Test Results of a Stirling Radioisotope Power System Generator Testbed
10:25–10:50AM MDT
Ernestina Wozniak (NASA Glenn Research Center), Salvatore Oriti (NASA Glenn Research Center), Natasha Jackson (HX5 Sierra), Tyler Steiner (NASA Glenn Research Center)
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High Efficiency Stirling Radioisotope Power System Development and Mission Application
10:50–11:15AM MDT
Leo Gard (Aerojet Rocketdyne), Erik Scougal (Aerojet Rocketdyne), Aaron Poehls (Aerojet Rocketdyne), Erich Soendker (Aerojet Rocketdyne), Hannah Sargeant (Space Park Leicester), Emily Jane Watkinson (Space Park Leicester), Ramy Mesalam (Space Park Leicester), Richard Ambrosi (Space Park Leicester), Alessandra Barco (Space Park Leicester), Marzio Mazzotti (Space Park Leicester)
Relevant Environment Demonstrations of Sunpower Robust Stirling Convertors for Radioisotope Powered Missions
11:15–11:40AM MDT
Tyler R. Steiner (NASA Glenn Research Center), Daniel D. Goodell (NASA Glenn Research Center), Matthew D. Stang (NASA Glenn Research Center)
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