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Fusion Energy
This division promotes the development and timely introduction of fusion energy as a sustainable energy source with favorable economic, environmental, and safety attributes. The division cooperates with other organizations on common issues of multidisciplinary fusion science and technology, conducts professional meetings, and disseminates technical information in support of these goals. Members focus on the assessment and resolution of critical developmental issues for practical fusion energy applications.
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ANS Student Conference 2025
April 3–5, 2025
Albuquerque, NM|The University of New Mexico
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Lloyd’s Register supports Prodigy’s bring-your-own-reactor floating plant concept
Prodigy Clean Energy and Lloyd’s Register have announced a collaboration to support the deployment of Prodigy’s “transportable nuclear power plants” (TNPPs) in Canada by 2030. Prodigy’s goal is to build marine-based nuclear power plants that are compatible with different end uses and reactor suppliers. What the plants would have in common is offshore siting close to an end user, which could include offshore oil and gas platforms, commercial seaports, mining operations, remote communities, and desalination plants.
Technical Session|Fission Surface Power
Tuesday, May 6, 2025|10:00–11:40AM CDT|Atlantis/Discovery/Columbia (Marriott)
Session Chair:
Lindsay Kaldon
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Harold Gerrish
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U.S. Commercial Launches of Space Nuclear Systems - Insurance and Indemnification Considerations
10:00–10:25AM CDT
Clarence H. Tolliver (Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman), Sidney L. Fowler (Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman), Jeffrey S. Merrifield (Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman)
Paper
Advanced Thermal Lunar Atomic System (ATLAS)
10:25–10:50AM CDT
Bahram Nassersharif (Univ. Rhode Island), Steve Sullivan (Univ. Rhode Island), Jeffery Hahn (Univ. Rhode Island), Ryan Macaulay (Univ. Rhode Island), Sami Akcakil (Univ. Rhode Island)
Key Design Trades for a Near-term Lunar Fission Surface Power System
10:50–11:15AM CDT
Lee S. Mason (NASA Glenn Research Center), Lindsay Kaldon (NASA Glenn Research Center), Sebastian Corbisiero (INL), DV Rao (INL)
Thermal Transport Analysis on Heat Pipe Reactor for Space
11:15–11:40AM CDT
Sung Nam Lee (KAERI), Sung H. Choi (KAERI), Hong-sik Lim (KAERI), Nam-il Tak (KAERI), Chan S. Kim (KAERI)
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