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Marco Island, FL|JW Marriott Marco Island
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NRC engineers share their expertise at the University of Puerto Rico
Robert Roche-Rivera and Marcos Rolón-Acevedo are licensed professional engineers who work at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. They are also alumni of the University of Puerto Rico–Mayagüez (UPRM) and have been sharing their knowledge and experience with students at their alma mater since last year, serving as adjunct professors in the university’s Department of Mechanical Engineering. During the 2023–2024 school year, they each taught two courses: Fundamentals of Nuclear Science and Engineering, and Nuclear Power Plant Engineering.
Technical Session|Radioisotope Power Systems
Thursday, May 9, 2024|3:15–4:55PM MDT|Sweeney A
Session Chair:
Tim Tinsley
Alternate Chairs:
Tim Gregory (National Nuclear Laboratory)
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The European Radioisotope Power Systems Program: Updates and Synergies
3:15–3:40PM MDT
Richard M. Ambrosi (Univ. Leicester), Ramy Mesalam (Univ. Leicester), Alessandra Barco (Univ. Leicester), Emily Jane Watkinson (Univ. Leicester), Hannah Sargeant (Univ. Leicester), Chris Bicknell (Univ. Leicester), Tony Crawford (Univ. Leicester), Rob Tute (Univ. Leicester), Gareth Bustin (Univ. Leicester), Tim P. Tinsley (National Nuclear Laboratory), Rebecca Sanderson (National Nuclear Laboratory), Mark Sarsfield (National Nuclear Laboratory), Nick Hanigan (National Nuclear Laboratory), Pierre Coquay (European Space Agency), Christophe Fongarland (European Space Agency), Kevin Simpson (European Thermodynamics), Richard Tuley (European Thermodynamics), Marie-Claire Perkinson (Airbus), Robert Hopton (Airbus), Aled Richings (AWE), Tony Warkup (AWE), Chris Bell (AWE), Piers Slater (Reef Global), Frederic Lattwein (Arianegroup), Daniel Freis (European Commission), Rudy J. M. Konings (European Commission), Steven R. Oleson (NASA Glenn Research Center), Paul C. Schmitz (Power Computing Solutions), Elizabeth Turnbull (NASA Glenn Research Center), Scott Wilson (NASA Glenn Research Center)
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Ensuring the Safety of European Space Missions with Radioisotope Power Systems
3:40–4:05PM MDT
Frédéric Lattwein (ArianeGroup), David Le Falcher (European Space Agency), Cédric Lemarié (ArianeGroup), Remy Croxatto (ArianeGroup), Yannick Herlem (ArianeGroup), Denis Rebuffat (European Space Agency), Pierre Coquay (European Space Agency), Christophe Fongarland (European Space Agency), Grzegorz Ambroszkiewicz (European Space Agency)
Defense in Depth for Radioisotope Power Systems for Space Applications
4:05–4:30PM MDT
Alexander Q. Gilbert (Zeno Power Systems), Jacob R. Matthews (Zeno Power Systems)
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