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Aerospace Nuclear Science & Technology
Organized to promote the advancement of knowledge in the use of nuclear science and technologies in the aerospace application. Specialized nuclear-based technologies and applications are needed to advance the state-of-the-art in aerospace design, engineering and operations to explore planetary bodies in our solar system and beyond, plus enhance the safety of air travel, especially high speed air travel. Areas of interest will include but are not limited to the creation of nuclear-based power and propulsion systems, multifunctional materials to protect humans and electronic components from atmospheric, space, and nuclear power system radiation, human factor strategies for the safety and reliable operation of nuclear power and propulsion plants by non-specialized personnel and more.
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2024 ANS Annual Conference
June 16–19, 2024
Las Vegas, NV|Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino
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Commercial nuclear innovation "new space" age
In early 2006, a start-up company launched a small rocket from a tiny island in the Pacific. It exploded, showering the island with debris. A year later, a second launch attempt sent a rocket to space but failed to make orbit, burning up in the atmosphere. Another year brought a third attempt—and a third failure. The following month, in September 2008, the company used the last of its funds to launch a fourth rocket. It reached orbit, making history as the first privately funded liquid-fueled rocket to do so.
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10:10AM–12:10PM EST
Session Chair: Man Cheol Kim|Alternate Chair: Xiaoyu Zheng
Session Chair: Luca Podofillini|Alternate Chair: Gopika Vinod
Session Chair: Mohammad Modarres|Alternate Chair: David Grabaskas
12:40–2:40PM EST
Session Chair: David Grabaskas|Alternate Chair: Mohammad Modarres
Session Chair: Enrique Melendez Asensio|Alternate Chair: Tunc Aldemir
Session Chair: George Apostolakis|Alternate Chair: Fernando Ferrante
2:50–4:50PM EST
Session Chair: Matt Degonish|Alternate Chair: Yunfei Zhao
Session Chair: Robert Budnitz|Alternate Chair: Mihai Diaconeasa
Session Chair: Enrique Droguet|Alternate Chair: Sai Zhang
Session Chair: Stephen Unwin|Alternate Chair: David Grabaskas
Session Chair: Vinh Dang|Alternate Chair: Enrique Melendez Asensio
Session Chair: Andrea Maioli|Alternate Chair: Michelle (Shelby) Bensi
Session Chair: Hyun Gook Kang|Alternate Chair: Askin Guler Yigitoglu
Session Chair: Robert Budnitz|Alternate Chair: Sai Zhang
Session Chair: Michelle (Shelby) Bensi|Alternate Chair: Fernando Ferrante
8:00–10:00AM EST
Session Chair: Fernando Ferrante|Alternate Chair: Mihai Diaconeasa
Session Chair: Mohammad Modarres|Alternate Chair: Hyun Gook Kang
Session Chair: Enrique Melendez Asensio|Alternate Chair: Man Cheol Kim
Session Chair: Hyun Gook Kang|Alternate Chair: Xiaoxu Diao
Session Chair: Douglas Osborn|Alternate Chair: Vaibhav Yadav
Session Chair: Jin Kyun Park|Alternate Chair: Vinh Dang
Session Chair: Michael Muhlheim|Alternate Chair: Alex Huning
Session Chair: Sai Zhang|Alternate Chair: Richard Denning
Session Chair: Fernando Ferrante|Alternate Chair: Michelle (Shelby) Bensi
Panel
Session Chair: Kevin R. O'Kula|Alternate Chair: Carol S. Smidts
Session Chair: Mohammad Modarres|Alternate Chair: Carol S. Smidts
Session Chair: Robertas Alzbutas|Alternate Chair: Robert Budnitz
Session Chair: Tatsuya Sakurahara|Alternate Chair: Man Cheol Kim
Session Chair: Jeffrey Julius|Alternate Chair: James Chang
Session Chair: Michelle Bensi|Alternate Chair: Carol S. Smidts
Session Chair: Matt Degonish|Alternate Chair: Robertas Alzbutas
Session Chair: Gabriel Georgescu|Alternate Chair: Yunfei Zhao
Session Chair: Katrina Groth|Alternate Chair: Xiaoxu Diao
Session Chair: Michelle (Shelby) Bensi|Alternate Chair: Andrea Maioli
Session Chair: Hyun Gook Kang|Alternate Chair: Andrea Maioli
Session Chair: James Chang|Alternate Chair: Jeffrey Julius
Session Chair: Richard S. Denning|Alternate Chair: Jeff Gabor
Session Chair: Vaibhav Yadav|Alternate Chair: Douglas Osborn