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Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space 2026
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Technical Sessions

To add or remove a session from your itinerary, please check the circle to the left of its title.

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Tuesday, April 28, 2026

8:00–9:20AM EDT

Opening Panel - Critical Challenges To The Near-Term Deployment Of Space Nuclear Systems

Panel|Room 305|Technology Research and Development

Experiments Supporting NTP

Room 306|Testing, Evaluation, and Production Supply Chain

Session Chair: A.C. Charania|Alternate Chair: Timothy Frazier

Opening Panel - SNPP Launch Approval Processes For Civil, Commercial, And Military Applications

Panel|Room 302/303/304|Policy, Regulations, Safety, and Security

10:10–11:30AM EDT

Nuclear Propulsion R&D

Room 306|Technology Research and Development

Session Chair: June F. Zakrajsek|Alternate Chair: Tyler Steiner

Next Gen And F-5R Progress

Room 302/303/304|Technology Research and Development

Session Chair: June F. Zakrajsek|Alternate Chair: Tyler Steiner

Opening Panel - Scaling The Nuclear Space Renaissance

Panel|Room 305|Testing, Evaluation, and Production Supply Chain

1:00–2:00PM EDT

Fission Power Lightning Talks

Room 302/303/304|Technology Research and Development

Session Chair: June F. Zakrajsek|Alternate Chair: Tyler Steiner

Analytics & Modeling Lightning Talks

Room 305|Testing, Evaluation, and Production Supply Chain

Session Chair: A.C. Charania|Alternate Chair: Timothy Frazier

Space Nuclear Safety And Policy Lightning Talks

Room 306|Policy, Regulations, Safety, and Security

Session Chair: Susan S. Voss|Alternate Chair: Sarah Frazar

2:00–3:20PM EDT

Looking Forward To Future Fission Power Needs

Room 302/303/304|Technology Research and Development

Session Chair: June F. Zakrajsek|Alternate Chair: Tyler Steiner

Opening Panel - Lessons Learned From Past Programs

Panel|Room 305|Architectures, Missions, and Use Cases

Reactor Safety And Policy

Room 306|Policy, Regulations, Safety, and Security

Session Chair: Susan S. Voss|Alternate Chair: Sarah Frazar


Wednesday, April 29, 2026

8:00–9:20AM EDT

Evaluating Impacts Of Lunar Reactors

Room 302/303/304|Technology Research and Development

Session Chair: June F. Zakrajsek|Alternate Chair: Tyler Steiner

Infrastructure And System Support Strategies

Room 305|Testing, Evaluation, and Production Supply Chain

Session Chair: A.C. Charania|Alternate Chair: Timothy Frazier

Safety And Legal Considerations For Space Nuclear Power

Room 306|Policy, Regulations, Safety, and Security

Session Chair: Susan S. Voss|Alternate Chair: Sarah Frazar

10:10–11:30AM EDT

Status Of Active RPS Programs

Room 302/303/304|Technology Research and Development

Session Chair: June F. Zakrajsek|Alternate Chair: Tyler Steiner

System And Radiological Implications Of Lunar Reactors

Room 305|Testing, Evaluation, and Production Supply Chain

Session Chair: A.C. Charania|Alternate Chair: Timothy Frazier

Enabling Missions To Mars And Beyond

Room 306|Architectures, Missions, and Use Cases

Session Chair: Patrick Frye|Alternate Chair: Leonard A. Dudzinski

1:00–2:00PM EDT

NTP Lightning Talks

Room 302/303/304|Technology Research and Development

Session Chair: June F. Zakrajsek|Alternate Chair: Tyler Steiner

Advanced Concepts and Radiation Lightning Talks

Room 305|Technology Research and Development

Session Chair: June F. Zakrajsek|Alternate Chair: Tyler Steiner

Architectures, Missions, and Use Cases Lightning Talks

Room 306|Architectures, Missions, and Use Cases

Session Chair: Patrick Frye|Alternate Chair: Leonard A. Dudzinski

2:00–3:20PM EDT

Americium-241 RPS Developments

Room 302/303/304|Technology Research and Development

Session Chair: June F. Zakrajsek|Alternate Chair: Tyler Steiner

Executive Panel - Supporting Technologies for Space Nuclear Applications

Panel|Room 305|Technology Research and Development

Past, Current, and Future Missions

Room 306|Architectures, Missions, and Use Cases

Session Chair: Patrick Frye|Alternate Chair: Leonard A. Dudzinski


Thursday, April 30, 2026

8:00–9:20AM EDT

Testing and Evaluation Of Critical Matierals

Room 302/303/304|Technology Research and Development

Session Chair: June F. Zakrajsek|Alternate Chair: Tyler Steiner

Thermal Management and Conversion in RTGs

Room 305|Testing, Evaluation, and Production Supply Chain

Session Chair: A.C. Charania|Alternate Chair: Timothy Frazier

Evaluating the Enabling Power of Nuclear

Room 306|Architectures, Missions, and Use Cases

Session Chair: Patrick Frye|Alternate Chair: Leonard A. Dudzinski

10:10–11:30AM EDT

Enhanced Thermal Management with Heat Pipes

Room 302/303/304|Technology Research and Development

Session Chair: June F. Zakrajsek|Alternate Chair: Tyler Steiner

Space Reactor Neutronics And Radiation Analysis

Room 306|Technology Research and Development

Session Chair: June F. Zakrajsek|Alternate Chair: Tyler Steiner

Executive Panel - An International Perspective on Space Nuclear Power R&D, Industrialisation, Missions and Applications

Panel|Room 305|Technology Research and Development

1:00–2:00PM EDT

Energy Conversion Lightning Talks

Room 302/303/304|Technology Research and Development

Session Chair: June F. Zakrajsek|Alternate Chair: Tyler Steiner

Space Reactor Technology Lightning Talks

Room 306|Technology Research and Development

Session Chair: June F. Zakrajsek|Alternate Chair: Tyler Steiner

Materials Processing Lightning Talks

Room 305|Testing, Evaluation, and Production Supply Chain

Session Chair: A.C. Charania|Alternate Chair: Timothy Frazier

2:00–3:20PM EDT

Centrifugal Nuclear Thermal Propulsion

Room 305|Technology Research and Development

Session Chair: June F. Zakrajsek|Alternate Chair: Tyler Steiner

Alternative Production And Radioisotope Fuel Designs For Stirling

Room 302/303/304|Technology Research and Development

Session Chair: June F. Zakrajsek|Alternate Chair: Tyler Steiner

RPS Fuels & Systems Lightning Talks

Room 306|Technology Research and Development

Session Chair: June F. Zakrajsek|Alternate Chair: Tyler Steiner

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