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Education, Training & Workforce Development
The Education, Training & Workforce Development Division provides communication among the academic, industrial, and governmental communities through the exchange of views and information on matters related to education, training and workforce development in nuclear and radiological science, engineering, and technology. Industry leaders, education and training professionals, and interested students work together through Society-sponsored meetings and publications, to enrich their professional development, to educate the general public, and to advance nuclear and radiological science and engineering.
Meeting Spotlight
International Conference on Mathematics and Computational Methods Applied to Nuclear Science and Engineering (M&C 2025)
April 27–30, 2025
Denver, CO|The Westin Denver Downtown
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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TerraPower begins U.K. regulatory approval process
Seattle-based TerraPower signaled its interest this week in building its Natrium small modular reactor in the United Kingdom, the company announced.
TerraPower sent a letter to the U.K.’s Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, formally establishing its intention to enter the U.K. generic design assessment (GDA) process. This is TerraPower’s first step in deployment of its Natrium technology—a 345-MW sodium fast reactor coupled with a molten salt energy storage unit—on the international stage.
Technical Session|Space Nuclear Propulsion
Tuesday, May 6, 2025|3:15–4:55PM CDT|Atlantis/Discovery/Columbia (Marriott)
Session Chair:
Kurt Polzin (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center)
Track Organizer:
Harold Gerrish (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center)
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Modular Assembled Radiators for Nuclear Electric Population (NEP) VehicLes (MARVL) Project - Update
3:15–3:21PM CDT
Amanda Stark (NASA Langley Research Center), Will Grier (NASA Langley Research Center)
Paper
Applications of an Electrostatic Mesh in Nuclear Propulsion Techniques
3:21–3:27PM CDT
Grace E. Bittlingmaier (Beam Alpha Inc.)
Exploration of Regenerative Cooling for High-Power Adiabatic Electric Thrusters
3:27–3:33PM CDT
Kaylin V. Borders (Cornell University), Elaine Petro (Cornell University)
Preliminary Considerations on BANTER: A European Project on Innovative Ammonia Bimodal Nuclear Rocket
3:33–3:39PM CDT
Elia Puccinelli (Univ. Pisa), Valerio Giusti (Univ. Pisa), Angelo Pasini (Univ. Pisa)
Applying Past Space Reactor Lessons Towards Antares
3:39–3:45PM CDT
Kevin Makinson (Antares), Matthew Griffin (Antares), Hassan Safieddine (Antares), Aaron She (Antares)
ASTM Standard for Safe Operating Practices In-Space for Space Fission Reactors Used for Nuclear Power and Propulsion
3:45–3:51PM CDT
Randy Bell (The Aerospace Corporation), Alex Gilbert (Zeno Power), Donald Helton (NASA Headquarters)
Nonproliferation Considerations for Space Nuclear Power and Propulsion Systems
3:51–3:57PM CDT
Kathleen A. Doty (PNNL)
Oscillating Heat Pipes for Space Nuclear Power
3:57–4:03PM CDT
Alex Miller (ThermAvant Technologies)
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