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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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DOE selects first companies for nuclear launch pad
The Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy and the National Reactor Innovation Center have announced their first selections for the Nuclear Energy Launch Pad: three companies developing microreactors and one developing fuel supply.
The four companies—Deployable Energy, General Matter, NuCube Energy, and Radiant Industries—were selected from the initial pool of Reactor Pilot Program and Fuel Line Pilot Program applicants, the two precursor programs to the launch pad.
Workshop
Thursday, April 8, 2021|2:00–3:00PM EDT
Session Chair:
Lisa M. Marshall
Alternate Chair:
Ishita Trivedi
Session Organizer:
Edward Chen (NC State Univ.)
Track Organizer:
Session Producers:
Samuel Webster (NCSU)
Lisa Marshall, Director of Outreach, Retention & Engagement, Lecturer & Adviser at NC State University Department of Nuclear Engineering. She will share her over 15 years of experience. She is a former chair of the ANS Education Training & Workforce Development Division, former chair of the Nuclear & Radiological Division of the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE), vice-chair of Diversity & Inclusion in ANS, chair of ANS Communications Committee and an ANS Board Member. Get practical advice about applying to grad school... What makes your application stand out? What do schools look for on personal statements and why wait until your graduating year, it may be too late? Other topics covered include graduate school funding opportunities.
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