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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|Technology Research and Development
Wednesday, April 29, 2026|2:00–3:20PM EDT|Room 302/303/304
Session Chair:
June F. Zakrajsek (The Aerospace Corporation)
Alternate Chair:
Tyler Steiner (NASA GRC)
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Americium-Fuelled Radioisotope Stirling Generator Elegant Breadboard
2:00–2:20PM EDT
Robert Tute (The University of Leicester), Richard M. Ambrosi (University of Leicester), Ramy Mesalam (Space Park Leicester), Kristian Bell, Matthew Stang, Ernestina Wozniak, Salvatore Oriti (NASA John H. Glenn Research Center), Hannah Sargeant (University of Leicester), Alessandra Barco (University of Leicester), Emily Jane Watkinson (University of Leicester)
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Americium-Fuelled Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator Developments
2:20–2:40PM EDT
Robert Tute (Space Park Leicester), Ramy Mesalam (Space Park Leicester), Alessandra Barco (University of Leicester), Kristian Bell, Emily Jane Watkinson (University of Leicester), Richard M. Ambrosi (University of Leicester), Hannah Sargeant (University of Leicester)
Americium-Fuelled Radioisotope Heater Unit Develpoments
2:40–3:00PM EDT
Robert Tute (Space Park Leicester), Ramy Mesalam (Space Park Leicester), Kristian Bell (Space Park Leicester), Alessandra Barco (University of Leicester), Richard M. Ambrosi (University of Leicester), Emily Jane Watkinson (University of Leicester), Hannah Sargeant (University of Leicester)
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