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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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U.K. releases new plans to speed nuclear deployment
In an effort to revamp its nuclear sector and enable the buildout of new projects, the U.K. has unveiled a sweeping set of changes to project deployment. These changes, which are set to come into effect by the end of next year, will restructure the country’s regulatory and environmental approval framework and directly support new growth through various workforce efforts.
Technical Session
Thursday, May 19, 2022|1:30–3:15PM EDT|Pointview
Session Chair:
Dan Kotlyar
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Vedant Mehta
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Study and Design of a Molten Salt Reactor for Power Supply in Space: First Glimpse of the Core Design
Nicolas Rey-Tornero (CEA), Guillaume Campioni (CEA), Daniel Heuer (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)
Paper
Design Studies of a Molten Salt Reactor for Space Nuclear Electric Propulsion
F. Quinteros (Univ. Grenoble Alpes), P. Rubiolo (Univ. Grenoble Alpes), V. Ghetta (Univ. Grenoble Alpes), J. Giraud (Univ. Grenoble Alpes), N. Capellan (Univ. Grenoble Alpes)
Parametric Neutronic Evaluation of the Centrifugal Nuclear Thermal Rocket Concept
William J. Walters (Penn State)
Low Enriched Uranium Particle Bed Rocket
Alejandra de Lara (Univ. Cambridge), Nathaniel Read (Univ. Cambridge)
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