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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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NRC proposed rule for licensing reactors authorized by DOE, DOD
Nuclear reactor designs approved by the Department of Energy or Department of Defense could get streamlined pathways through the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s commercial licensing process should applicants wish to push the technology into the civilian sector.
A proposed rule introduced April 2 by the NRC would “improve NRC licensing review efficiency, where applicable, by explicitly establishing by regulation an additional means for reactor applicants to demonstrate the safety functions of their reactor designs, and thus, would contribute to the safe and secure use and deployment of civilian nuclear energy technologies.”
Technical Session|Policy, Regulations, Safety, and Security
Wednesday, April 29, 2026|8:00–9:20AM EDT|Room 306
Session Chair:
Susan S. Voss (GNNA LLC)
Alternate Chair:
Sarah Frazar (PNNL)
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Aligning Legal Frameworks With Technological Progress: Modernizing Governance of Nuclear Power Sources in Space
8:00–8:20AM EDT
Zsófia Biró (University of Pécs)
Presented by Alex Gilbert (Zeno Power)
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Launch Vehicle Safety Considerations for Space Nuclear Missions
8:20–8:40AM EDT
Annette M.E. Parks (Zeno Power), Jaclyn Wiley (Zeno Power), Alexander Q. Gilbert (Zeno Power)
A Principles‑Based Liability, Insurance, and Indemnification Architecture for Commercial Space Nuclear Missions
8:40–9:00AM EDT
Alexander Gilbert (Zeno Power Systems), Harsh S. Desai (Zeno Power Systems)
Radiological Consequences Assessment for Safety Analyses of Future Space Missions with Nuclear Power Source
9:00–9:20AM EDT
Ludovit Liptak (ABmerit Ltd. - nuclear and space), Michal Marcisovsky (ABmerit Ltd. - nuclear and space), Maria Marcisovska (ABmerit Ltd. - nuclear and space), Peter Carny (ABmerit Ltd. - nuclear and space), Eva Fojcikova (ABmerit Ltd.-nuclear and space)
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