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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|Radioisotope Power Systems
Wednesday, May 8, 2024|1:00–2:40PM MDT|Sweeney A
Session Chair:
Elizabeth Bluhm
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Adam Parkison (ORNL)
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Conceptual Spacer Design for the ATR GEN I Target for Pu-238 Production in the Advanced Test Reactor at Idaho National Laboratory
1:00–1:25PM MDT
Jill Mitchell (INL)
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Process Improvement for Pu-238 Production at Idaho National Laboratory
1:25–1:50PM MDT
William S. Green (INL), Andrew J. Zillmer (INL), Jill R. Mitchell (INL), Erik Rosvall (INL), Brittany Grayson (INL), Austen D. Fradeneck (INL), Kevin M. Geddes (INL), Randel Paulsen (INL), Justin D. Lower (INL)
Pu-238 Production Progress at Idaho National Laboratory from December 2022 to December 2023
1:50–2:15PM MDT
William S. Green (INL), Andrew J. Zillmer (INL), Jill R. Mitchell (INL), Erik Rosvall (INL), Brittany J. Grayson (INL), Ryan L. Marlow (INL), Austen D. Fradeneck (INL), Jonathan K. Foster (INL), Kevin M. Geddes (INL), Mark A. Hill (INL), Paul F. O'Donnell Jr. (INL)
Processing of Tritium Sources from Surface to Space
2:15–2:40PM MDT
Krystine Pimentel (City Labs), Peter Cabauy (City Labs), Jesse Grant (City Labs), Mark Stone (City Labs), Thomas E. Adams (Naval Surface Warfare Center)
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