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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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I work in the analytical labs at one of Europe’s oldest and largest nuclear sites: Sellafield, in northwestern England. I spend my days at the fume hood front, pipette in one hand and radiation probe in the other (and dosimeter pinned to my chest, of course). Outside the lab, I have a second job: I moonlight as a writer and public speaker. My new popular science book—Going Nuclear: How the Atom Will Save the World—came out last summer, and it feels like my life has been running at full power ever since.
Technical Session|Sponsored by ANSTD
Monday, November 13, 2023|3:15–5:00PM EST|Lincoln East
Session Chair:
Jeffrey C. King
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Paolo F. Venneri
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A Regulatory Framework for Commercial Nuclear Missions on the Moon
3:15–3:35PM EST
Alexander Q. Gilbert (Zeno Power Systems), Jaclyn Wiley (Zeno Power Systems)
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Coming in Hot? A Retrospective Review of Nuclear Spacecraft End-of-Life Strategies
3:35–3:55PM EST
Jaclyn Wiley (Zeno Power), Alex Gilbert (Zeno Power)
Long-Life Hybrid Power Sources for Extreme Space and Arctic Environments
3:55–4:15PM EST
Thomas Adams (Naval Surface Warfare Center), Peter Cabauy (City Labs), Darrell Cheu (Purdue), Shripad Revankar (Purdue), Vilas G. Pol (Purdue)
Z1: Unveiling a Novel Lightweight Strontium-90 Radioisotope Heat Source with Innovative Fuel and Shielding Design
4:15–4:35PM EST
J.R. Matthews (Zeno Power Systems), T.R. Riley (Zeno Power Systems), O. Zivkovic (Zeno Power Systems), C.E. Whiting (Univ. Dayton), J.A. Katalenich (PNNL)
Dynamic Modeling of Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Systems Under Drum Fault Conditions
4:35–4:55PM EST
David Anderson (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Dane de Wet (ORNL), Wesley C. Williams (ORNL)
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