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2025 ANS Winter Conference & Expo
November 9–12, 2025
Washington, DC|Washington Hilton
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Surplus plutonium for power reactor fuel: What’s on offer
The Department of Energy has a plan for private companies to “dispose of surplus plutonium”—about 19.7 metric tons in both oxide and metal forms—by “making the materials available for advanced nuclear technologies.” A Surplus Plutonium Utilization Program request for applications (RFA) issued October 21 describes the plutonium on offer, and the “thresholds” prospective applicants must meet.
Technical Session|Space Nuclear Propulsion
Wednesday, May 7, 2025|1:00–2:40PM CDT|SPOC A (Space & Rocket Center)
Session Chair:
George Williams (NASA Glenn Research Center)
Session Organizer:
Harold Gerrish (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center)
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From Earth to Space: Validating Nuclear Technologies for Future Spacecraft
1:00–1:25PM CDT
Nathan Roskoff (Westinghouse Electric Co.), William Walters (Westinghouse Electric Co.)
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Integrated System Modeling Suite Development for Nuclear Electric Propulsion Design Space Analysis
1:25–1:50PM CDT
Corey Smith (Georgia Tech), Dan Kotlyar (Georgia Tech)
Optimization of the Specific Power of a NEP System: Integrating Neutronics and the Thermal Aspects of a Heat Pipe Reactor (HPR) Core Design
1:50–2:15PM CDT
Francisco Szmandiuk (Univ. Grenoble Alpes), Pablo Rubiolo (Univ. Grenoble Alpes), Martin Marone (Univ. Grenoble Alpes), Nicolas Capellan (Univ. Grenoble Alpes), Fabien Castanet (CNES)
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