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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|Space Nuclear Propulsion
Monday, May 5, 2025|3:15–4:55PM CDT|SPOC A (Space & Rocket Center)
Session Chair:
David Manzella (NASA Glenn Research Center)
Session Organizer:
Harold Gerrish (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center)
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How A Next Generation Bimodal NTP Can Benefit Future Missions
3:15–3:40PM CDT
C. Russell Joyner II (L3 Harris Technologies), Timothy Kokan (L3 Harris Technologies), Daniel J. H. Levack (L3 Harris Technologies), Brian Muzek (L3 Harris Technologies), Christopher Reynolds (L3 Harris Technologies)
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Reliability Analysis of an Early Design for a Bimodal Nuclear Propulsion System
3:40–4:05PM CDT
Elia Puccinelli (Univ. Pisa), Samantha B. Rawlins (BWX Technologies), Angelo Pasini (Univ. Pisa), L. Dale Thomas (Univ. Alabama, Huntsville)
A Fusion Propulsion Reactor Architecture for Exoplanet Exploration
4:05–4:30PM CDT
Gerald P. Jackson (Hbar Technologies), Grace E. Bittlingmaier (Beam Alpha Inc.)
OpenMC Benchmarking of Gaseous Core Reactors: A Prelude to Advanced Space Reactor Systems
4:30–4:55PM CDT
Robert C. O'Brien (CSNR), Logan Reed Horner (CSNR), Aanchal Gupta (CSNR), Abigail Hogue (CSNR)
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