ANS is committed to advancing, fostering, and promoting the development and application of nuclear sciences and technologies to benefit society.
Explore the many uses for nuclear science and its impact on energy, the environment, healthcare, food, and more.
Division Spotlight
Materials Science & Technology
The objectives of MSTD are: promote the advancement of materials science in Nuclear Science Technology; support the multidisciplines which constitute it; encourage research by providing a forum for the presentation, exchange, and documentation of relevant information; promote the interaction and communication among its members; and recognize and reward its members for significant contributions to the field of materials science in nuclear technology.
Meeting Spotlight
2024 ANS Winter Conference and Expo
November 17–21, 2024
Orlando, FL|Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld
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!
Latest Magazine Issues
Nov 2024
Jul 2024
Latest Journal Issues
Nuclear Science and Engineering
December 2024
Nuclear Technology
Fusion Science and Technology
November 2024
Latest News
NRC okays construction permits for Hermes 2 test facility
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced yesterday that it has directed staff to issue construction permits to Kairos Power for the company's proposed Hermes 2 nonpower test reactor facility to be built at the Heritage Center Industrial Park in Oak Ridge, Tenn. The permits authorize Kairos to build a facility with two 35-MWt test reactors that would use molten salt to cool the reactor cores.
Technical Session
Monday, May 8, 2023|1:30–3:10PM MDT|Boise Room
Session Chair:
Kurt Polzin
Session Organizer:
To access paper attachments, you must be logged in and registered for the meeting.
Register NowLog In
ECSPLORER: A Pre-Conceptual Design of an Electronuclear System for Space
1:30–1:50PM MDT
F. Bertrand (CEA), J.B. Droin (CEA), M. Charlier (CEA), T. Daulle (CEA), Y. Gorsse (CEA), A. Entringer (CEA), P. Allegre (CEA), A. Gerschenfeld (CEA), E. Proust (CEA), P. Bultel (CNES)
Paper
Design of a 10 MWth Heat Pipe-Cooled Reactor for Nuclear Electric Propulsion Applications
1:50–2:10PM MDT
Aaron She (Ultra Safe Nuclear), Nolan MacDonald (Ultra Safe Nuclear), Doug Grieson (Ultra Safe Nuclear), Wesley Deason (Ultra Safe Nuclear), Jeffrey Diebold (Advanced Cooling Technologies), Calin Tarau (Advanced Cooling Technologies)
Attachment
Parametric Analysis of the Design Point for a Centrifugal Nuclear Thermal Rocket Fuel Element
2:10–2:30PM MDT
Joel Krakower (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center), David Austin (Drexel Univ.), Dhruv Shah (Drexel Univ.), Yanni Tsetsekos (Drexel Univ.)
Design and Performance Analysis of a Radial-Inflow Turbine for the Centrifugal Nuclear Thermal Rocket
2:30–2:50PM MDT
Joel Krakower (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center)
Nuclear Electric Propulsion Flight Demonstrator Vehicle and Mission Concept
2:50–3:10PM MDT
Timothy Kokan (Aerojet Rocketdyne), Jacob Evans (Aerojet Rocketdyne), C. Russell Joyner II (Aerojet Rocketdyne), Daniel J. H. Levack (Aerojet Rocketdyne), Brian J. Muzek (Aerojet Rocketdyne), Rodney W. Noble (Aerojet Rocketdyne), Christopher B. Reynolds (Aerojet Rocketdyne)
To join the conversation, you must be logged in and registered for the meeting.