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Organized to promote the advancement of knowledge in the use of nuclear science and technologies in the aerospace application. Specialized nuclear-based technologies and applications are needed to advance the state-of-the-art in aerospace design, engineering and operations to explore planetary bodies in our solar system and beyond, plus enhance the safety of air travel, especially high speed air travel. Areas of interest will include but are not limited to the creation of nuclear-based power and propulsion systems, multifunctional materials to protect humans and electronic components from atmospheric, space, and nuclear power system radiation, human factor strategies for the safety and reliable operation of nuclear power and propulsion plants by non-specialized personnel and more.
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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
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Pacific Fusion predicts “1,000-fold leap” in performance, net facility gain by 2030
Inertial fusion energy (IFE) developer Pacific Fusion, based in Fremont, Calif., announced this morning that it is on target to achieve net facility gain—more fusion energy out than all energy stored in the system—with a demonstration system by 2030, and backs the claim with a technical paper published yesterday on arXiv: “Affordable, manageable, practical, and scalable (AMPS) high-yield and high-gain inertial fusion.”
Technical Session|Sponsored by NCSD
Wednesday, June 19, 2024|10:00–11:45AM PDT|Jasmine G
Session Chair:
Ashley Raster
Alternate Chair:
Michael A. Fendler
Session Organizer:
Benjamin Martin
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Flattop-HEU Benchmark Reevaluation Summary
10:00–10:20AM PDT
Kristin Stolte (LANL), Theresa Cutler (LANL)
Presented by John Bess (JFoster and Assoc.)
Paper
Effect of Decay Time on Criticality Safety Analyses for High-Burnup and Extended Enrichment Fuels
10:20–10:40AM PDT
A.M. Shaw (ORNL), W.A. Metwally (ORNL), M.N. Dupont (ORNL), W.J. Marshall (ORNL), C. Celik (ORNL), V. Karriem (ORNL), A. Lang (ORNL), K.L. Reed (ORNL)
A Resolved Resonance Evaluation for 51V with Resonance Parameter Covariance
10:40–11:00AM PDT
Luiz Leal (ORNL), Goran Arbanas (ORNL), Nicolas Leclaire (IRSN), Klaus Guber (ORNL), Peter Schillebeeckx (EC, JRC-Geel), Stefan Kopecky (EC, JRC-Geel), Carlos Paradela (EC, JRC-Geel), Ettore Marcello Mafucci (Univ. degli Studi di Torino)
HALEU (LEU+) Commercial LWR Fuel Fabrication at 8 wt.% 235U
11:00–11:20AM PDT
Lon E. Paulson (GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy), James F. DeGolyer (GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy), Brian K. Stone (GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy), David A. Eghbali (GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy), James E. Banfield (GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy), Joshua W. Thomas (GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy), Charles R. Priest (GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy), Ethan T. Reisker (GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy), Maddison C. Barber (GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy)
Conducting MUSiC Modeling Studies
11:20–11:40AM PDT
W.J. Marshall (ORNL), M.T. Brandt (U.S. Naval Academy), L.M. Mulig (U.S. Naval Academy), T.M. Greene (ORNL), S.R. Blair (U.S. Naval Academy), A.M. Shaw (ORNL)
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