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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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MIT professor develops method to verify compliance with Outer Space Treaty
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Areg Danagoulian of the Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is proposing a mechanism for verifying that Earth-orbiting satellites are in compliance with the Outer Space Treaty, which prohibits the placement of nuclear weapons in space. Danagoulian’s “concept and feasibility study,” titled “Verification of the Outer Space Treaty with cosmic protons,” was published recently in the journal Nature.
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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