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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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International Conference on Mathematics and Computational Methods Applied to Nuclear Science and Engineering (M&C 2025)
April 27–30, 2025
Denver, CO|The Westin Denver Downtown
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Dragonfly, a Pu-fueled drone heading to Titan, gets key NASA approval
Curiosity landed on Mars sporting a radioisotope thermoelectric generator (RTG) in 2012, and a second NASA rover, Perseverance, landed in 2021. Both are still rolling across the red planet in the name of science. Another exploratory craft with a similar plutonium-238–fueled RTG but a very different mission—to fly between multiple test sites on Titan, Saturn’s largest moon—recently got one step closer to deployment.
On April 25, NASA and the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) announced that the Dragonfly mission to Saturn’s icy moon passed its critical design review. “Passing this mission milestone means that Dragonfly’s mission design, fabrication, integration, and test plans are all approved, and the mission can now turn its attention to the construction of the spacecraft itself,” according to NASA.
Decommissioning Environmental Sciences and Remote Technology 2024
Technical Session|Panel|Sponsored by DESD
Tuesday, November 19, 2024|1:00–2:45PM EST|Merritt 1
Session Chair:
Leah Parks
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Alternate Chair:
Miles van Noordennen
Implementing the NEPA Amendments Enacted by the Fiscal Responsibility Act: Improving Efficiency While Balancing Public Involvement Opportunities in Environmental Reviews The Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (FRA) amended the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Prior to the FRA, NEPA had been largely untouched since it was signed into law in 1970. NEPA requires Federal agencies to prepare environmental impact statements (EISs) for major Federal actions significantly affecting the quality of the human environment and provides opportunities for public participation to help inform agency decision making. This panel will review the changes made to NEPA by the FRA, and how federal agencies are updating their policies, regulations, and associated guidance. The panel will include representatives from federal agencies and environmental contractors to discuss ongoing streamlining and modernization of environmental reviews in response to the NEPA amendments, section 506 of the ADVANCE Act, and CEQ regulation revisions.
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