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2026 Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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The race to put a nuclear reactor on the moon
The “space race” is once again making headlines, with technology worthy of the 21st century. Like the Cold War–era competition, this race too is about showcasing power—but this time it's nuclear power.
A new article in Power Technology examines the competing efforts of the United States, Russia, and China as they strive to be the first to put a nuclear reactor on the moon to power a lunar base, detailing the technical challenges and international rivalries.
Technical Session
Tuesday, May 17, 2022|10:15AM–12:00PM EDT|Brighton III/IV
Session Chair:
Germina Ilas
Alternate Chair:
Aurelie Bardelay (IRSN)
Session Organizer:
John D. Bess
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Nuclide Inventory Validation: Radiochemical Assay Data Quality and Modeling Challenges in Benchmark Models Development
Germina Ilas (ORNL), Bruce Bevard (ORNL), Jeffrey Delashmitt (ORNL), Joseph Giaquinto (ORNL), Cole Hexel (ORNL), Shalina Metzger (ORNL), Benjamin Roach (ORNL), Kayron Rogers (ORNL), Alex Zirakparvar (ORNL)
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Impact of Fission Yield Covariance Matrices on Decay Heat Uncertainty Quantification with the DARWIN2 Package
M. Tiphine (CEA), V. Vallet (CEA)
Testing Nuclear Data Libraries with Burnup for Reactor Applications
R. Ichou (IRSN), N. Leclaire (IRSN), L. Leal (IRSN)
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