Energy, Climate, & Infrastructure Security (ECIS)

Nuclear Launch Safety Analysis

Protected: Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems Capabilities

On April 26, 2013, in

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Sandia’s Ron Lipinski Wins DOE Award for Mars Rover Work

On October 15, 2012, in Energy, News, News & Events, Nuclear Energy

Ron Lipinski has to imagine everything that can go wrong in a system. When he’s examining the Mars Curiosity Rover’s plutonium power generator, or a safety analysis for the Kennedy Space Center, a lot can be at stake. Lipinski is the team leader for the Mars Science Laboratory Multi-Mission Radioisotope Thermal Generator team. For his work at Sandia National Laboratories, [...]

Advanced Nuclear Energy

On March 9, 2012, in

The Advanced Nuclear Energy Programs Group conducts research and development in advanced technologies for both the front- and back-end of the nuclear fuel cycle.  Major advanced nuclear energy programs include: Nuclear Launch Safety Analysis; Small Modular Reactors; Advanced Energy Conversion Systems, Nuclear Waste Storage, Transportation, and Disposal; and Advanced Modeling and Simulation.  The Group also [...]