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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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OSTP memo guides space nuclear plan
A White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) memorandum released on Tuesday guides NASA, the Department of Energy, and the Department of Defense on their roles in deploying near-term space nuclear power.
This follows a series of NASA announcements last month—driven by the executive order “Ensuring American Space Superiority,” issued by Trump in December—including an ambitious timeline for establishing a moon base, which would rely on fission surface power (FSP) to survive the long lunar night at the moon’s south pole, and plans for a nuclear electric propulsion (NEP) rocket to be launched in 2028.
Executive Session|Panel
Wednesday, November 20, 2024|8:00–9:45AM EST|Crystal B
Session Organizer:
Uchenna Ezibe (ANS Senior Manager of STEM Programs)
How and why are young people engaging with and entering the nuclear industry? What motivates the next generation of nuclear professionals to consider the field in the first place, and how can they be supported in their efforts? Join the high school students leading ANS’s newest nuclear science program, as well as representatives from the ANS Student Sections Committee, the ANS Young Members Group, and the ANS Education, Training, and Workforce Development Division, to learn about the motivations and needs of the nuclear workforce of tomorrow.
Lisa Marshall
NCSU
Uchenna Ezibe
ANS Senior Manager of STEM Programs
Ishita Trivedi
NC State Univ.
John Mobley, IV
Graduate Student Research Assistant, Engineering Education, Univ. Michigan / ANS Student Sections Committee Categorization Chair
Prisha Sinha
High School Senior, Co-Chair of the ANS Accelerators Program
Rex Riedel
High School Sophomore, Co-Chair of the ANS Accelerators Program
Lillian Merrill
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