ANS is committed to advancing, fostering, and promoting the development and application of nuclear sciences and technologies to benefit society.
Explore the many uses for nuclear science and its impact on energy, the environment, healthcare, food, and more.
Explore membership for yourself or for your organization.
Conference Spotlight
2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
Latest Magazine Issues
Jun 2026
Jan 2026
2026
Latest Journal Issues
Nuclear Science and Engineering
August 2026
Nuclear Technology
July 2026
Fusion Science and Technology
Latest News
Launching into tomorrow: NRIC guides new era of research and deployment
In June 2025, the Department of Energy announced the Reactor Pilot Program, an authorization pathway that allowed reactor developers to partner with the DOE to get first-of-a-kind (FOAK) reactors built and tested. Soon after, the DOE rolled out a complementary Fuel Line Pilot Program, which aimed to fast-track fuel projects. In all, 20 projects were accepted into the new programs.
Technical Session|Testing, Evaluation, and Production Supply Chain
Wednesday, April 29, 2026|10:10–11:30AM EDT|Room 305
Session Chair:
Alex Gilbert
Alternate Chair:
Tim Duquette
To access paper attachments, you must be logged in and registered for the meeting.
Register NowLog In
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), Jacob Ondeck (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center), Brian Hoang (Amentum, Space Exploration Division), Matthew Hitt (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center), Tyler Dennis (Antares Nuclear, Inc), Noah Sutton (Antares Nuclear, Inc)
Paper
Lunar Nuclear Reactor Neutron Fluence and Gamma Dose Estimates
10:30–10:50AM EDT
Brandon A. Wilson (ORNL), Alex Levinsky (LANL), Russell C. Johns (LANL), Tyler R. Steiner (NASA Glenn Research Center)
Multifaceted Considerations for Fission Surface Power Radiation Shielding Design
10:50–11:10AM EDT
A. Levinsky (LANL), R. Johns (LANL), M. Kreher (LANL), T. Steiner (NASA Glenn Research Center), B. Musico (LANL), A. Maldonado (LANL), V. Dasari (INL), D. Reel (LANL), J. Smith (LANL), B. Wilson (ORNL), A. Prince (LANL)
Impacts of Terrain on Doses for Fission Surface Power
11:10–11:30AM EDT