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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Aalo Atomics discusses the road ahead
Arafat
Yasir Arafat, president and chief technology officer of Aalo Atomics, participated in the first day of sessions at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s annual Regulatory Information Conference (RIC). There, he recapped some of the company’s recent milestones and revealed new details on what lies ahead for Aalo.
His attendance at the event coincided with a number of announcements in the past two weeks. Those announcements covered new contracts with Global Nuclear Fuel and Baker Hughes, the release of a new strategic roadmap, the completion of fuel enrichment by Urenco USA, and a new approval from the Department of Energy.
Technical Session|Panel|Space Nuclear Propulsion
Wednesday, May 7, 2025|10:00–11:40AM CDT|Atlantis/Discovery/Columbia (Marriott)
Session Chair:
Ron S. Faibish
Session Organizer:
Track Organizer:
Harold Gerrish (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center)
This panel will feature leading industry experts that that will discuss latest space nuclear enabling technology advancements made by industry in collaboration with, and support of, key government programs. Both nuclear propulsion and power advancements will be addressed.
Robert Schleicher
General Atomics
Kurt Polzin
NASA
Joseph Halackna
Westinghouse Electric Co.
Jake Matthews
Zeno Power
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