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2026 Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
Standards Program
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X-energy raises $700M in latest funding round
Advanced reactor developer X-energy has announced that it has closed an oversubscribed Series D financing round of approximately $700 million. The funding proceeds are expected to be used to help continue the expansion of its supply chain and the commercial pipeline for its Xe-100 advanced small modular reactor and TRISO-X fuel, according the company.
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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