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Fusion Energy
This division promotes the development and timely introduction of fusion energy as a sustainable energy source with favorable economic, environmental, and safety attributes. The division cooperates with other organizations on common issues of multidisciplinary fusion science and technology, conducts professional meetings, and disseminates technical information in support of these goals. Members focus on the assessment and resolution of critical developmental issues for practical fusion energy applications.
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2024 ANS Winter Conference and Expo
November 17–21, 2024
Orlando, FL|Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld
Standards Program
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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Federal watchdog says NRC needs to address more radiological risks, including “dirty bombs”
A new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office finds that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has not taken the steps needed to address the potential economic and societal radiological risks that could arise from a “dirty bomb.”
2023 ANS Winter Conference and Expo
Jack currently serves as the Director of Business Development for Lunar Surface Systems at Astrobotic, a private, employee-owned lunar technologies company. He is responsible for leading the strategy and sales execution of Astrobotic’s lunar surface power-, thermal- and mobility-as-a-service portfolio.
Previously, Jack worked as a Technical Program Manager at Apple developing go-to-market strategies for the entrance of Emergency SOS services to global iPhone users. Prior to that he worked on a number of DARPA and Space Force satellite constellations as a Deputy Program Manager at Airbus US, and Satellite Systems Engineer at SAIC and Lockheed Martin. A NASA Johnson Space Center Reduced Gravity Education Flight Program selectee, Jack experienced the joy of microgravity on a parabolic NASA flight while conducting novel research on biofuels.
Jack received his MBA from Harvard Business School where he specialized on emerging markets within the New Space and cis-lunar economies, co-authoring a case on the role of vertical integration in commercial space companies. Previously, he was funded by the US Air Force to study phenomena of plasma meta-materials, photonic crystals and ion propulsion technologies as a PhD student in Stanford University’s Plasma Physics Lab. During his undergraduate years, Jack was a visiting scholar at Cambridge University, Pembroke College, England, where he studied national security and technological innovation. An Outstanding Senior Award finalist, California Space Grant recipient, and AIAA Reuben H Fleet Scholar, Jack received a BS in Aerospace Engineering from the University of California, San Diego.
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