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Aerospace Nuclear Science & Technology
Organized to promote the advancement of knowledge in the use of nuclear science and technologies in the aerospace application. Specialized nuclear-based technologies and applications are needed to advance the state-of-the-art in aerospace design, engineering and operations to explore planetary bodies in our solar system and beyond, plus enhance the safety of air travel, especially high speed air travel. Areas of interest will include but are not limited to the creation of nuclear-based power and propulsion systems, multifunctional materials to protect humans and electronic components from atmospheric, space, and nuclear power system radiation, human factor strategies for the safety and reliable operation of nuclear power and propulsion plants by non-specialized personnel and more.
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2025 ANS Annual Conference
June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
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NWMO chooses vendors for Canadian repository
Canada’s Nuclear Waste Management Organization has selected five companies it is to work with to design and plan the organization’s proposed deep geologic repository for spent nuclear fuel. As the owner of the project, the NWMO will be working with WSP Canada, Peter Kiewit Sons (Kiewit), Hatch Ltd., Thyssen Mining Construction of Canada, and Kinectrics.
Technical Session|Space Nuclear Propulsion
Monday, May 5, 2025|1:00–2:40PM CDT|SPOC A (Space & Rocket Center)
Session Chair:
Will Grier (NASA Langley Research Center)
Session Organizer:
Harold Gerrish (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center)
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Coalescence of Designed and Natural Space Radiological Environments
1:00–1:25PM CDT
Tyler R. Steiner (NASA Glenn Research Center), Jarvis A. Caffrey (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center), Jonathan D. Barth (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center)
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Designing Nuclear Electric Propulsion Systems: Optimizing Under Mission Constraints
1:25–1:50PM CDT
Pablo Rubiolo (Univ. Grenoble Alpes), Francisco Szmandiuk (Univ. Grenoble Alpes)
Preliminary Guidelines on the use of Highly Enriched Uranium in NASA Space Nuclear Power and Propulsion Projects
1:50–2:15PM CDT
Susan S. Voss (GNNA LLC), James Werner (AMA)
Preliminary Low-Thrust Direct Trajectory Design Using Nuclear Electric Propulsion for Rendezvous Missions to Jupiter
2:15–2:40PM CDT
Monica A. Salunkhe (Univ. Alabama, Huntsville), Gabe Xu (Univ. Alabama, Huntsville), L. Dale Thomas (Univ. Alabama, Huntsville)
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