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November 17–21, 2024
Orlando, FL|Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld
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Japanese researchers test detection devices at West Valley
Two research scientists from Japan’s Kyoto University and Kochi University of Technology visited the West Valley Demonstration Project in western New York state earlier this fall to test their novel radiation detectors, the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management announced on November 19.
Technical Session
Monday, May 8, 2023|10:30AM–12:10PM MDT|Idaho Falls Room
Session Chair:
Harold Gerrish
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Michael G. Houts
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The Challenges with Material Interfaces in a Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Engine Heat Exchanger
10:30–10:50AM MDT
Sarah L. Langston (NASA Langley Research Center), Carl C. Poteet (NASA Langley Research Center), Julia E. Cline (NASA Langley Research Center)
Paper
NTP Prototype Risk Reduction Using Derivative RL10 Components
10:50–11:10AM MDT
C. Russell Joyner II (Aerojet Rocketdyne), Federico Aguilar (Aerojet Rocketdyne), Joaquin Castro (Aerojet Rocketdyne), David Hanks (Aerojet Rocketdyne), Daniel J.H. Levack (Aerojet Rocketdyne), Chloe McBride (Aerojet Rocketdyne), Mark Ricciardo (Aerojet Rocketdyne), Brandon Villena (Aerojet Rocketdyne)
Attachment
Hybrid Temperature-Reactivity PID Controllers for Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Startup
11:10–11:30AM MDT
Vincent M. Laboure (INL), Stefano Terlizzi (INL), Sebastian Schunert (INL)
Carbide Coated Carbon-Carbon Heat Exchange Tubes for Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Fuel Assembly
11:30–11:50AM MDT
Julia Cline (NASA Langley Research Center), Carl Poteet (NASA Langley Research Center), Benjamin Kowalski (NASA Glenn Research Center), Nathan Jacobson (NASA Glenn Research Center/HX5), Rafael Gonzalez (Kratos SRE)
Low-Cost, Modular High-Temperature Irradiation Testbed for NTP Material Testing
11:50AM–12:10PM MDT
Emily Hutchins (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Lawrence Heilbronn (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Brandon Wilson (ORNL), N. Dianne Bull Ezell (ORNL)
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