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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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DOE on track to deliver high-burnup SNF to Idaho by 2027
The Department of Energy said it anticipated delivering a research cask of high-burnup spent nuclear fuel from Dominion Energy’s North Anna nuclear power plant in Virginia to Idaho National Laboratory by fall 2027. The planned shipment is part of the High Burnup Dry Storage Research Project being conducted by the DOE with the Electric Power Research Institute.
As preparations continue, the DOE said it is working closely with federal agencies as well as tribal and state governments along potential transportation routes to ensure safety, transparency, and readiness every step of the way.
Watch the DOE’s latest video outlining the project here.
Technical Session|Radioisotope Power Systems
Wednesday, May 7, 2025|10:00–11:40AM CDT|Salon EF (Marriott)
Session Chairs:
Chris Whiting (NASA Glenn Research Center)
Emily Hsu (DOE)
Track Organizer:
Harold Gerrish (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center)
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Modeling the Performance of a Cascaded Thermionic-Thermoelectric Energy Conversion System for Space Nuclear Power Systems
10:00–10:25AM CDT
Elizabeth D. Juette (Univ. California, Berkeley), Van P. Carey (Univ. California, Berkeley), Jean-Pierre Fleurial (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory)
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A Mixed Methods Approach to Modeling Performance Losses In Thermoelectric Generators Due to Material Sublimation
10:25–10:50AM CDT
Carter D. Gassler (Univ. Pittsburgh), Michael J. Durka (Univ. Pittsburgh), Matthew M. Barry (Univ. Pittsburgh)
Qualification Testing of the ESA Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator
10:50–11:15AM CDT
Ramy Mesalam (Univ. Leicester), Alessandra Barco (Univ. Leicester), Rob Tute (Univ. Leicester), Kris Bell (Univ. Leicester), Hannah Sargeant (Univ. Leicester), Emily Jane Watkinson (Univ. Leicester), Tony Crawford (Univ. Leicester), Christopher Bicknell (Univ. Leicester), Richard Ambrosi (Univ. Leicester), Christophe Fongarland (ESA)
Testing and Characterization of Industrial Thermoelectric Modules for Space Applications
11:15–11:40AM CDT
Kenton Sherick (Univ. Dayton Research Institute), Boyd Allen Tolson (Univ. Dayton Research Institute), Matthew Johnson (Univ. Dayton Research Institute), Asa Palmer (Univ. Dayton Research Institute), Christopher Venturella (Univ. Dayton Research Institute), Rebecca Hoffman (Univ. Dayton Research Institute), Chadwick Barklay (Univ. Dayton Research Institute)
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