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Aerospace Nuclear Science & Technology
Organized to promote the advancement of knowledge in the use of nuclear science and technologies in the aerospace application. Specialized nuclear-based technologies and applications are needed to advance the state-of-the-art in aerospace design, engineering and operations to explore planetary bodies in our solar system and beyond, plus enhance the safety of air travel, especially high speed air travel. Areas of interest will include but are not limited to the creation of nuclear-based power and propulsion systems, multifunctional materials to protect humans and electronic components from atmospheric, space, and nuclear power system radiation, human factor strategies for the safety and reliable operation of nuclear power and propulsion plants by non-specialized personnel and more.
Meeting Spotlight
International Conference on Mathematics and Computational Methods Applied to Nuclear Science and Engineering (M&C 2025)
April 27–30, 2025
Denver, CO|The Westin Denver Downtown
Standards Program
The Standards Committee is responsible for the development and maintenance of voluntary consensus standards that address the design, analysis, and operation of components, systems, and facilities related to the application of nuclear science and technology. Find out What’s New, check out the Standards Store, or Get Involved today!
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TEPCO to begin second trial retrieval of Fukushima fuel debris
Tokyo Electric Power Company is scheduled this week to begin retrieving a second sample of nuclear fuel debris from Unit 2 of Japan’s damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. This second retrieval comes after TEPCO improved the telescopic device used to gather samples.
Lisa Marshall
Director of Outreach, Retention, and Engagement and an Assistant Extension Professor for Nuclear Engineering at North Carolina State University
H. M. Hashemian
President and CEO, AMS Corporation
Bradley Adams
Former Vice President of Engineering for Southern Nuclear Company
Gale Hauck
Senior Advisor to the Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy, DOE; Senior R&D Staff for Innovative Nuclear Reactors, ORNL
J. Wesley Hines
Nuclear Engineering Department Head, Chancellor’s Professor and Distinguished Postelle Professor, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Monica Regalbuto
Director, Integrated Fuel Cycle Initiative, Idaho National Laboratory
Matthew Wargon
Senior Nuclear Engineer & MCRE Reactivity Control Group Lead, TerraPower
