ANS Nuclear Cafe Matinee: DUFF Space Nuclear Reactor PrototypeANS Nuclear CafeNovember 30, 2012, 7:00AM|ANS Nuclear CafeA joint Department of Energy and NASA team has demonstrated a simple, robust fission reactor prototype [note: see Comments for more accurate and complete description] intended for development for future space exploration missions. The DUFF (Demonstration Using Flattop Fissions) experiment represents the first demonstration in the United State-since 1965-of a space nuclear reactor system to produce electricity.Go to ArticleTags:demonstration using flattop fissionsdepartment of energydufflos alamosnasanational laboratoriesnuclear matineereactor designsspace applicationsspace nuclear reactorspace reactorShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook
ANS Nuclear Cafe Matinee: Radiation Belt Storm ProbesANS Nuclear CafeAugust 24, 2012, 6:00AM|ANS Nuclear CafeNASA's Radiation Belt Storm Probes mission is scheduled for launch early on Thursday morning, August 30. How and why? An ANS Nuclear Cafe double feature matinee:Go to ArticleTags:nasaphysicsradiationShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook
Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space 2013: Call for PapersANS Nuclear CafeAugust 21, 2012, 6:00AM|ANS Nuclear CafeFebruary 25-28, 2013 • Albuquerque Marriott, N.M.Go to ArticleTags:american nuclear societynasaspace applicationsShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook
ANS Nuclear Matinee: Measuring Radiation on MarsANS Nuclear CafeAugust 10, 2012, 6:00AM|ANS Nuclear CafeEven before its successful landing earlier this week, NASA's Mars Science Laboratory was already sending back important scientific data-about the radiation exposure that astronauts might face during a mission to the Red Planet.Go to ArticleTags:nasaradiationspace applicationsShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook
Nuclear-powered Mars rover Curiosity lands safelyANS Nuclear CafeAugust 6, 2012, 9:30PM|ANS Nuclear Cafe An image sent by NASA's Curiosity rover shortly after landingThe nuclear-powered roving robotic laboratory Curiosity touched down early on August 6, and is beaming back images while undergoing system checks. The Curiosity landing has generated worldwide interest, including interest in its plutonium power source.Go to ArticleTags:curiositymars rovernasanuclear powerplutoniumspace applicationsu.s. department of energyShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook
ANS Nuclear Matinee: Mars Rover Curiosity, A Nuclear Powered Mobile LaboratoryANS Nuclear CafeAugust 3, 2012, 6:00AM|ANS Nuclear CafeEarly on Monday morning (1:31AM Eastern Daylight Time), after having traveled 352 million miles, NASA's robotic rover Curiosity is scheduled to touch down inside the Gale Crater on the surface of Mars. Soon after, it will begin looking for clues about possible early forms of Martian life.Go to ArticleTags:nasanuclear technologyplutoniumspace applicationsShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook
Space nuclear propulsion: Humanity's route to the solar systemANS Nuclear CafeFebruary 29, 2012, 7:00AM|Wesley DeasonPart I: Space nuclear reactor safetyGo to ArticleTags:nasaspace applicationsShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook
ANS's Loewen visits local sectionsANS Nuclear CafeFebruary 20, 2012, 10:00PM|ANS Nuclear CafeEric 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".Go to ArticleTags:american nuclear societyans local sectionsdepartment of energymox fuelnasanational laboratoriesplutoniumspent fuelShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook
Plutonium in Space: Why and How?ANS Nuclear CafeFebruary 1, 2012, 7:00AM|Wes DeasonThe 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.Go to ArticleTags:american nuclear societydepartment of energyengineeringnasanonproliferationphysicsspace applicationsShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook
Photo Time!ANS Nuclear CafeJanuary 20, 2012, 7:00AM|ANS Nuclear CafeThe Curiosity rover (Click to enlarge/Photo: NASA)Go to ArticleTags:nasaspace applicationsShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook