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Isotopes & Radiation
Members are devoted to applying nuclear science and engineering technologies involving isotopes, radiation applications, and associated equipment in scientific research, development, and industrial processes. Their interests lie primarily in education, industrial uses, biology, medicine, and health physics. Division committees include Analytical Applications of Isotopes and Radiation, Biology and Medicine, Radiation Applications, Radiation Sources and Detection, and Thermal Power Sources.
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ANS Student Conference 2025
April 3–5, 2025
Albuquerque, NM|The University of New Mexico
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Report spotlights energy sector’s growing nuclear investment
As part of a broader series on the future of global energy markets, S&P Global has released a report on examining the growing interest in nuclear power as the solution to many of the problems the energy sector faces.
To read the full details and conclusions of the report, click here.
Technical Session|Fission Surface Power/Nuclear Electric Propulsion
Wednesday, May 8, 2024|1:00–2:40PM MDT|Sweeney B
Session Chair:
Randy Bell
Alternate Chair:
Andrew Zillmer
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Regulatory Readiness Level (RRL) as a Technology Readiness Level (TRL) Parallel for Gauging Holistic Technology Maturity for Space Nuclear Technology
1:00–1:25PM MDT
Christopher Morrison (Independent Researcher)
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Expanding the Price-Anderson Act (PAA) to Cover Private Sector Space Nuclear Power and Propulsion (SNPP)
1:25–1:50PM MDT
Clarence H. Tolliver (Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman), Sidney L. Fowler (Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman), Jeffrey S. Merrifield (Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman)
Roles of Nuclear Electric Propulsion and Nuclear Thermal Propulsion in Cislunar Space
1:50–2:15PM MDT
Robert Schleicher (General Atomics), Christina Back (General Atomics), Gregory Burgess (General Atomics)
NASA's Interest in Radiation Tolerance and Requirements of Candidate Technologies for Fission Surface Power and Further Relevance to Dynamic Radioisotope Power Systems
2:15–2:40PM MDT
Tyler R. Steiner (NASA Glenn Research Center), Robert J. Bruckner (NASA Glenn Research Center), Scott D. Wilson (NASA Glenn Research Center)
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