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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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DTRA’s advancements in nuclear and radiological detection
A new, more complex nuclear age has begun. Echoing the tensions of the Cold War amid rapidly evolving nuclear and radiological threats, preparedness in the modern age is a contest of scientific innovation. The Research and Development Directorate (RD) at the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) is charged with winning this contest.
Technical Session|Panel|Space Nuclear Propulsion
Monday, May 5, 2025|10:00–11:40AM CDT|Atlantis/Discovery/Columbia (Marriott)
Session Chair:
Michael G. Houts
Session Organizer:
Track Organizer:
Harold Gerrish (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center)
Advanced space fission systems can help enable colonization of the solar system. Exciting options for advanced fission power and propulsion systems will be discussed, along with the opportunities they could provide.
Roger Lenard
Little Prairie Services LLC
Patrick McCLure
SpaceNukes
Dale Thomas
University of Alabama-Hunstville
Bhavya Lal
Professor at the RAND School of Public Policy
Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University
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