Space nuclear propulsion: Humanity's route to the solar system
February 29, 2012, 7:00AMANS Nuclear Cafe
Part I: Space nuclear reactor safety
A message from Exosens
High temperature fission chambers engineered for AMR/SMR safety and performance
ANS's Loewen visits local sections
February 20, 2012, 10:00PMANS Nuclear Cafe
Eric Loewen, president of the American Nuclear Society, kept up his rapid pace last week as he visited the ANS local section in Aiken, S.C., on February 15, and the one in Charlotte, N.C., on February 16. Loewen, as the featured speaker at the meetings of the two sections, presented his personal talk titled "Plutonium: Promise or Peril".
Plutonium in Space: Why and How?
February 1, 2012, 7:00AMANS Nuclear Cafe
The reasons for using plutonium in space missions are often unclear to those outside the mission planning community. Observers may see or hear only that the space mission is nuclear related, and that the power source uses plutonium.
Photo Time!
January 20, 2012, 7:00AMANS Nuclear Cafe
The Curiosity rover (Click to enlarge/Photo: NASA)