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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Hanford contractor settles fraud suit for $3.45M
Hanford Site services contractor Hanford Mission Integration Solutions (HMIS) has agreed to pay the Department of Justice $3.45 million as part of a settlement agreement resolving allegations that HMIS overcharged the Department of Energy for millions of dollars in labor hours at the nuclear site in Washington state.
Technical Session|Testing, Evaluation, and Production Supply Chain
Wednesday, April 29, 2026|10:10–11:30AM EDT|Room 305
Session Chair:
A.C. Charania (Zeno Power)
Alternate Chair:
Timothy Frazier
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Evaluation of Electrically Heated Nuclear Reactor Development Units for the Advancement of Propulsion and Power Technologies
10:10–10:30AM EDT
Jackson Cho (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), Propulsion Research and Technology Branch), Jacob Ondeck (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), Propulsion Research and Technology Branch), Matthew Hitt (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), Propulsion Research and Technology Branch), Brian Hoang (Amentum, Space Exploration Division), Noah Sutton (Antares Nuclear, Inc)
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Lunar Nuclear Reactor Neutron Fluence and Gamma Dose Estimates
10:30–10:50AM EDT
Brandon A. Wilson (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Alex Levinsky (Los Alamos National Laboratory), Russell C. Johns (Los Alamos National Laboratory), Tyler Steiner (NASA GRC)
Multifaceted Considerations for Fission Surface Power Radiation Shielding Design
10:50–11:10AM EDT
Alex Levinsky (Los Alamos National Laboratory), Russell C. Johns (Los Alamos National Laboratory), Miriam Kreher (Los ALamos National Laboratory), Tyler Steiner (NASA GRC), Brianna Musico, Alexis Maldonado (The University of New Mexico), Venkateswara Dasari (Idaho National Laboratory - 1955 Freemont Ave), Denton Reel, Joshua Smith, Brandon A. Wilson (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Andrew Prince (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
Impacts of Terrain on Doses for Fission Surface Power
11:10–11:30AM EDT
Alex Levinsky (Los Alamos National Laboratory), Russell C. Johns (Los Alamos National Laboratory), Miriam Kreher (Los Alamos National Laboratory), Tyler Steiner (NASA GRC), Brianna Musico, Alexis Maldonado (The University of New Mexico), Venkateswara Dasari (Idaho National Laboratory - 1955 Freemont Ave), Denton Reel, Joshua Smith, Brandon A. Wilson (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Andrew Prince (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
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