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Nuclear Installations Safety
Devoted specifically to the safety of nuclear installations and the health and safety of the public, this division seeks a better understanding of the role of safety in the design, construction and operation of nuclear installation facilities. The division also promotes engineering and scientific technology advancement associated with the safety of such facilities.
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ANS Student Conference 2025
April 3–5, 2025
Albuquerque, NM|The University of New Mexico
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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Latest News
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|Space Nuclear Propulsion
Tuesday, May 6, 2025|3:15–4:55PM CDT|SPOC A (Space & Rocket Center)
Session Chair:
Andrew L. Presby
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Harold Gerrish
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OpenMC Benchmarking of Gaseous Core Reactors: A Prelude to Advanced Space Reactor Systems
3:15–3:40PM CDT
Robert C. O'Brien (CSNR), Logan R. Horner (CSNR), Anchal Gupta (CSNR), Abigail Hogue (CSNR)
Paper
How A Next Generation Bimodal NTEP Can Benefit Future Missions
3:40–4:05PM CDT
Claude R. Joyner (Aerojet Rocketdyne), Timothy Kokan (Aerojet Rocketdyne), Daniel Levack (Aerojet Rocketdyne), Brian Muzek (Aerojet Rocketdyne), Britton Reynolds (Aerojet Rocketdyne)
Reliability Analysis of an Early Design for a Bimodal Nuclear Propulsion System
4:05–4:30PM CDT
Elia Puccinelli (Univ. Pisa), Samantha Rawlins (BWX Technologies), Angelo Pasini (Univ. Pisa), Dale Thomas (Univ. Alabama, Huntsville)
A Fusion Propulsion Reactor Architecture for Exoplanet Exploration
4:30–4:55PM CDT
Gerald P. Jackson (Hbar Technologies), Grace Bittlingmaier (Beam Alpha Inc.)
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