SYMPOSIUM
Nuclear Energy in Space:
Nonproliferation Risks and Solutions
The Archer Center – University of Texas
Washington, DC
October 17, 2019

NASA aims to deploy nuclear reactors to the surface of the Moon and Mars.  In 2018, it tested a terrestrial prototype using nuclear weapons-grade uranium fuel, despite longstanding U.S. nonproliferation policy to eliminate civilian use of such material worldwide.  NPPP convened stakeholders — from NASA, Congress, White House policy advisers, NGOs, and academia — to debate this issue before the U.S. government makes a decision that could have significant global security, economic, and political consequences.

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Introduction
Alan J. Kuperman – University of Texas at Austin, Associate Professor
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Panel 1: Government, Academia, NGOs
Jeffrey A. Sheehy – NASA, Chief Engineer, Space Technology Mission Directorate
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Jeffrey C. King – Colorado School of Mines, Associate Professor
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Edwin Lyman – Union of Concerned Scientists, Senior Scientist
Video    Slides
Jericho Locke and Bhavya Lal – IDA Science and Technology Policy Institute
Video    Slides
Q&A
Video

Keynote Address
Rep. Bill Foster (D-IL) – U.S. House of Representatives
Video

Panel 2: Private Sector
Paolo Venneri – USNC-Space, CEO/Director
Video   Slides
William Kowalski – Atomos Nuclear and Space, COO
Video   Slides
Steven Howe – Howe Industries, Senior Scientist
Video   Slides
Q&A
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Concluding Remarks
Alan J. Kuperman
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