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Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy
The mission of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy Division (NNPD) is to promote the peaceful use of nuclear technology while simultaneously preventing the diversion and misuse of nuclear material and technology through appropriate safeguards and security, and promotion of nuclear nonproliferation policies. To achieve this mission, the objectives of the NNPD are to: Promote policy that discourages the proliferation of nuclear technology and material to inappropriate entities. Provide information to ANS members, the technical community at large, opinion leaders, and decision makers to improve their understanding of nuclear nonproliferation issues. Become a recognized technical resource on nuclear nonproliferation, safeguards, and security issues. Serve as the integration and coordination body for nuclear nonproliferation activities for the ANS. Work cooperatively with other ANS divisions to achieve these objective nonproliferation policies.
Meeting Spotlight
Conference on Nuclear Training and Education: A Biennial International Forum (CONTE 2025)
February 3–6, 2025
Amelia Island, FL|Omni Amelia Island Resort
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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A more open future for nuclear research
A growing number of institutional, national, and funder mandates are requiring researchers to make their published work immediately publicly accessible, through either open repositories or open access (OA) publications. In addition, both private and public funders are developing policies, such as those from the Office of Science and Technology Policy and the European Commission, that ask researchers to make publicly available at the time of publication as much of their underlying data and other materials as possible. These, combined with movement in the scientific community toward embracing open science principles (seen, for example, in the dramatic rise of preprint servers like arXiv), demonstrate a need for a different kind of publishing outlet.
Technical Session|Nuclear Thermal Propulsion|Cosponsored by Radioisotope Power Systems
Thursday, May 9, 2024|1:00–2:40PM MDT|Coronado/DeVargas
Session Chair:
Stacey L. Eaton (LANL)
Alternate Chair:
Holly R. Trellue (LANL)
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Tritium Powered Sensors for Space Applications
1:00–1:06PM MDT
Peter Cabauy (City Labs), Krystine Pimentel (City Labs), Mark Stone (City Labs), David Blaauw (Univ. Michigan)
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Silicon Germanium Converter Toolbox for Low-Power RTGs
1:06–1:12PM MDT
Maarten den Heijer (RGS Development), Aniruddha Ray (RGS Development)
Cubesat Maneuvering by Betavoltaic Nanothermite Activation
1:12–1:18PM MDT
Thomas Adams (NSWC), Joseph Powell (Purdue Univ.), Peter Cabauy (City Labs), Jesse Grant (City Labs), Brett Warneke (Analog Devices)
Approaches for Processing Strontium Fuel Sources to Remove Impurities
1:18–1:24PM MDT
Sean Weddell (Zeno Power Systems), Olivera Zivkovic (Zeno Power Systems), Christofer E. Whiting (Univ. Dayton Research Institute)
Mediated Electrochemical Oxidation for the Destruction of Organic Radioactive Waste
1:24–1:30PM MDT
Briana R. Schrage (ORNL), Kristian G. Myhre (ORNL), Jisue Moon (ORNL), Doug Crawford (ORNL), Adam J. Parkison (ORNL)
Evolution of ZrC Coating Layer Microstructure and Composition at Elevated Temperatures
1:30–1:36PM MDT
Tyler J. Gerczak (ORNL), Eddie Lopez-Honorato (ORNL), Ryan Heldt (ORNL), Katherine Montoya (ORNL), Wesley Jones (ORNL)
Chemical Vapor Deposition and Infiltration of PyC and ZrC for Advanced Reactor Applications
1:36–1:42PM MDT
Eddie Lopez-Honorato (ORNL), Ryan Heldt (ORNL), Will Cureton (ORNL), Katherine Montoya (ORNL), Dylan Richardson (ORNL), Grant Helmreich (ORNL), Tyler Gerczak (ORNL)
ZrC Chemical Vapor Deposition for NTP
1:42–1:48PM MDT
Neal Gaffin (Ultra Safe Nuclear), Tom Crotzer (Ultra Safe Nuclear), Brian Ade (Ultra Safe Nuclear), Brian Jolly (Ultra Safe Nuclear)
Ultra-Fast Thermal Shock Resistance of SPS Densified 3D Printed ZrC and ZrC-SiC Composites
1:48–1:54PM MDT
Nathaniel Cavanaugh (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Dong Zhao (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Shuting Lei (Kansas State), Dong Lin (Oregon State), Guang Yang (Oregon State), Jie Lian (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
Uranium Zirconium Carbide as a Function of Composition
1:54–2:00PM MDT
Erofili Kardoulaki (LANL), Scarlett Widgeon-Paisner (LANL), Joe Schaeperkoetter (LANL), Darrin Byler (LANL), Ken McClellan (LANL)
Fabrication and Thermophysical Properties Measurement Capabilities at Los Alamos National Laboratory
2:00–2:06PM MDT
Scarlett Widgeon Paisner (LANL), Joseph C. Schaeperkoetter (LANL), Erofili Kardoulaki (LANL), Josh T. White (LANL), Ken McClellan (LANL)
Space Nuclear Power and Propulsion Media Training for Effective Communication
2:06–2:12PM MDT
Kristin M. Jansen (NASA Glenn Research Center), Douglas M. Isbell (Jet Propulsion Laboratory)
Radiation Effects Considerations for Instrumentation
2:12–2:18PM MDT
Jarvis A. Caffrey (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center), N. Dianne Bull Ezell (ORNL)
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