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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Canada funds fusion-based copper-67 production project
The Canadian Medical Isotope Ecosystem, which is backed by the Canadian federal government’s Strategic Innovation Fund, has announced funding for a collaboration between Promation, Astral Systems, and McMaster University to establish a proof-of-concept approach for a fusion reaction–based copper-67 production process with automated postirradiation isotope separation and purification.
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)