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Aerospace Nuclear Science & Technology
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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Conference on Nuclear Training and Education: A Biennial International Forum (CONTE 2025)
February 3–6, 2025
Amelia Island, FL|Omni Amelia Island Resort
Standards Program
The Standards Committee is responsible for the development and maintenance of voluntary consensus standards that address the design, analysis, and operation of components, systems, and facilities related to the application of nuclear science and technology. Find out What’s New, check out the Standards Store, or Get Involved today!
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A more open future for nuclear research
A growing number of institutional, national, and funder mandates are requiring researchers to make their published work immediately publicly accessible, through either open repositories or open access (OA) publications. In addition, both private and public funders are developing policies, such as those from the Office of Science and Technology Policy and the European Commission, that ask researchers to make publicly available at the time of publication as much of their underlying data and other materials as possible. These, combined with movement in the scientific community toward embracing open science principles (seen, for example, in the dramatic rise of preprint servers like arXiv), demonstrate a need for a different kind of publishing outlet.
Technical Session|Nuclear Thermal Propulsion
Thursday, May 9, 2024|10:00–11:40AM MDT|Coronado/DeVargas
Session Chair:
Mikaela Blood (Lockheed Martin)
Alternate Chair:
Katey Lenox (INL)
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Technologies and Techniques for a Compact, Lightweight, and Versatile Nuclear Exploration Stage
10:00–10:25AM MDT
Dakota Santana (Univ. Alabama, Huntsville)
Paper
Fast Cadence Commercial Multi-Launch NTP Vehicle with Combined Boil-Off and Zero Boil-Off Tank Systems
10:25–10:50AM MDT
Craig Foulds (Ultra Safe Nuclear), Michael Eades (Ultra Safe Nuclear), Vishal Patel (Ultra Safe Nuclear), Paolo Venneri (Ultra Safe Nuclear)
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Studies on the Nuclear Salt Water Rocket Concept by Means of One-Dimensional Neutronic Modelling with Thermal Hydraulic Coupling
10:50–11:15AM MDT
Maximilian Kraus (Univ. Cambridge), Nathaniel Read (Univ. Cambridge), Eugene Shwageraus (Univ. Cambridge)
Power Adjusted Demonstration Mars Engine (PADME) Design
11:15–11:40AM MDT
Vishal Patel (Ultra Safe Nuclear), Ethan Chaleff (Ultra Safe Nuclear), Jenny Gaebel (Ultra Safe Nuclear), Morgan Gulliver (Ultra Safe Nuclear), Brian Ade (Ultra Safe Nuclear), Caen Ang (Ultra Safe Nuclear), Tanek Ballachanda (Ultra Safe Nuclear), Tom Crotzer (Ultra Safe Nuclear), Jesse Dumas (Ultra Safe Nuclear), Michael Eades (Ultra Safe Nuclear), Andrew Falkowski (Ultra Safe Nuclear), Neal Gaffin (Ultra Safe Nuclear), Marcus Gage (Ultra Safe Nuclear), Gavin Garside (Ultra Safe Nuclear), Cristian Garza (Ultra Safe Nuclear), Doug Greisen (Ultra Safe Nuclear), Tom Hinklin (Ultra Safe Nuclear), Nolan MacDonald (Ultra Safe Nuclear), Andrew Minter (Ultra Safe Nuclear), Sara Pelka (Ultra Safe Nuclear), Aaron She (Ultra Safe Nuclear), Paolo Venneri (Ultra Safe Nuclear)
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