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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Rolls-Royce-CEZ SMR project at Temelín moves forward
A newly signed contract between U.K.-based Rolls-Royce SMR and the ČEZ Group in the Czech Republic will allow for design work to begin on the planned small modular reactors at the Temelín nuclear power plant site in the Czech Republic. The companies, which hope to deploy as much as 3 gigawatts of new nuclear capacity in the country, signed an early works contract that will see them begin preparing for consents, permitting, and licensing and continuing preliminary infrastructure activities as they develop a site application for the SMRs.
Technical Session|Policy, Regulations, Safety, and Security
Wednesday, April 29, 2026|8:00–9:20AM EDT|Room 306
Session Chair:
Catrina Melograna
Alternate Chair:
Alex Gilbert
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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)
Paper
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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