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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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Disney World should have gone nuclear
There is extra significance to the American Nuclear Society holding its annual meeting in Orlando, Florida, this past week. That’s because in 1967, the state of Florida passed a law allowing Disney World to build a nuclear power plant.
Technical Session
Tuesday, May 9, 2023|10:30AM–12:10PM MDT|Idaho Falls Room
Session Chair:
Jean-Pierre Fleurial
Alternate Chair:
Austen D. Fradeneck
Session Organizer:
Sebastian C. Corbisiero
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NASA's Radioisotope Power Systems Program: Status Update
10:30–10:50AM MDT
Carl E. Sandifer II (NASA Glenn Research Center), Colleen Van Lear (NASA Glenn Research Center), J. Michael Newman (NASA Glenn Research Center), Bethany Eppig (NASA Glenn Research Center), Ryan Edwards (NASA), Emily Hsu (Dept. of Energy), Sujita Pierpoint (Dept. of Energy)
Paper
Progress on Pu-238 Production at Idaho National Laboratory from February 2022 to December 2022
10:50–11:10AM MDT
Andrew Zillmer (INL), William Green (INL), Justin Lower (INL), Jill Mitchell (INL), Brittany Grayson (INL), Erik Rosvall (INL), Austen Fradeneck (INL), Joshua Fishler (INL), Ryan Marlow (INL), Mark Hill (INL)
The Next Generation Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator Project -- Overview and Progress Status
11:10–11:30AM MDT
Todd A. Tofil (NASA Glenn Research Center), Thomas D. DeMichael (NASA Glenn Research Center), Jeffrey M. Woytach (NASA Glenn Research Center), Jean-Pierre Fleurial (Jet Propulsion Laboratory), Jaymon Birch (INL), Shad Davis (INL)
Status of Dynamic Radioisotope Power System Development for NASA Missions
11:30–11:50AM MDT
Sal Oriti (NASA Glenn Research Center), Ernestina Wozniak (NASA Glenn Research Center), Max Yang (NASA Glenn Research Center)
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The European Radioisotope Power Systems Program: ENDURE -- European Devices Using Radioisotope Energy
11:50AM–12:10PM MDT
Richard M. Ambrosi (Univ. Leicester), Tim Tinsley (National Nuclear Laboratory), Alessandra Barco (Univ. Leicester), Ramy Mesalam (Univ. Leicester), Emily Jane Watkinson (Univ. Leicester), Hannah Sargeant (Univ. Leicester), Chris Bicknell (Univ. Leicester), Tony Crawford (Univ. Leicester), Rebecca Sanderson (National Nuclear Laboratory), Jacob White (National Nuclear Laboratory), Mark Sarsfield (National Nuclear Laboratory), Nick Hanigan (National Nuclear Laboratory), Giorgio Magistrati (European Space Agency), Christophe Fongarland (European Space Agency), Markus Landgraf (European Space Agency), Kevin Simpson (European Thermodynamics), Richard Tuley (European Thermodynamics), Marie-Claire Perkinson (Airbus), Robert Hopton (Airbus), Frederic Lattwein (ArianeGroup), Daniel Freis (European Commission), Rudy J. M. Konings (European Commission), Piers Slater (Digital Reef)
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