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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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ANS Student Conference 2025
April 3–5, 2025
Albuquerque, NM|The University of New Mexico
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The Standards Committee is responsible for the development and maintenance of voluntary consensus standards that address the design, analysis, and operation of components, systems, and facilities related to the application of nuclear science and technology. Find out What’s New, check out the Standards Store, or Get Involved today!
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In an international industry, regulators cross the border too
Since nuclear physics works the same in Ontario as it does in Tennessee, the industry has been trying to create a reactor that can be deployed on both sides of the border. Now, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission have decided that some of their rulings can cross the border too.
Technical Session|Sponsored by ANSTD
Friday, December 3, 2021|10:00–11:45AM EST |Columbia 1
Session Chair:
Jeffrey C. King (Colorado School of Mines)
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Richard Howard (INL)
Student Assistant:
Caitlin Martin
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Geant4 Modeling of Energy and Charge Deposition in Satellites Solar Cells
10:05–10:25AM EST
Youssef Abouhussien (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Gennady Miloshevsky (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
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Chargeable Atomic Batteries: Commercial Radioisotope Power Systems for Challenging Terrestrial and Space Applications
10:25–10:45AM EST
C. G. Morrison (USNC - Tech), D. J. Turkoglu (USNC-Tech), S. Yue (USNC-Tech)
Fusion Power Balance of VIPER Pulsed Fusion Rocket
10:45–11:05AM EST
Rohan Puri (Univ. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), George H. Miley (Univ. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Erik P. Ziehm (Univ. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Raul Patino (Univ. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Raad Najam (Univ. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
Modelling Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Reactor Startup Transients
11:05–11:25AM EST
Noah Higgins (INL), Sebastian Schunert (INL), Stefano Terlizzi (INL), Ching-Sheng Lin (INL), Vincent Laboure (INL), Mark DeHart (INL)
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