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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Plans for Poland’s first nuclear power plant continue to progress
Building Poland’s nuclear program from the ground up is progressing with Poland’s first nuclear power plant project: three AP1000 reactors at the Choczewo site in the voivodeship of Pomerania.
The Polish state-owned utility Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe has announced some recent developments over the past few months, including turbine island procurement and strengthened engagement with domestic financial institutions, in addition to new data from the country’s Energy Ministry showing record‑high public acceptance, which demonstrates growing nuclear momentum in the country.
Technical Session|Radioisotope Power Systems
Thursday, May 9, 2024|3:15–4:55PM MDT|Sweeney A
Session Chair:
Tim Tinsley
Alternate Chairs:
Tim Gregory (National Nuclear Laboratory)
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The European Radioisotope Power Systems Program: Updates and Synergies
3:15–3:40PM MDT
Richard M. Ambrosi (Univ. Leicester), Ramy Mesalam (Univ. Leicester), Alessandra Barco (Univ. Leicester), Emily Jane Watkinson (Univ. Leicester), Hannah Sargeant (Univ. Leicester), Chris Bicknell (Univ. Leicester), Tony Crawford (Univ. Leicester), Rob Tute (Univ. Leicester), Gareth Bustin (Univ. Leicester), Tim P. Tinsley (National Nuclear Laboratory), Rebecca Sanderson (National Nuclear Laboratory), Mark Sarsfield (National Nuclear Laboratory), Nick Hanigan (National Nuclear Laboratory), Pierre Coquay (European Space Agency), Christophe Fongarland (European Space Agency), Kevin Simpson (European Thermodynamics), Richard Tuley (European Thermodynamics), Marie-Claire Perkinson (Airbus), Robert Hopton (Airbus), Aled Richings (AWE), Tony Warkup (AWE), Chris Bell (AWE), Piers Slater (Reef Global), Frederic Lattwein (Arianegroup), Daniel Freis (European Commission), Rudy J. M. Konings (European Commission), Steven R. Oleson (NASA Glenn Research Center), Paul C. Schmitz (Power Computing Solutions), Elizabeth Turnbull (NASA Glenn Research Center), Scott Wilson (NASA Glenn Research Center)
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Ensuring the Safety of European Space Missions with Radioisotope Power Systems
3:40–4:05PM MDT
Frédéric Lattwein (ArianeGroup), David Le Falcher (European Space Agency), Cédric Lemarié (ArianeGroup), Remy Croxatto (ArianeGroup), Yannick Herlem (ArianeGroup), Denis Rebuffat (European Space Agency), Pierre Coquay (European Space Agency), Christophe Fongarland (European Space Agency), Grzegorz Ambroszkiewicz (European Space Agency)
Defense in Depth for Radioisotope Power Systems for Space Applications
4:05–4:30PM MDT
Alexander Q. Gilbert (Zeno Power Systems), Jacob R. Matthews (Zeno Power Systems)
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