Fission Surface Power Talks

Mining Lunar Helium-3: The Financial Catalyst for Moon Mission

3:15–3:21PM CDT

Chris Salvino (Univ. Arizona), Drew DeJarnette (Lunar Helium-3 Mining, LLC), Moe Momayez (Univ. Arizona)

Advancing International Collaboration in Space Nuclear Safety

3:21–3:27PM CDT

Matthew E. Granger (Lockheed Martin Space)

The Potential for Offloading of Fission Surface Power Systems to the Lunar Surface

3:27–3:33PM CDT

Jacob R. Martin (NASA Langley Research Center), Julia E. Cline (NASA Langley Research Center)

Fission Space Nuclear Thermal Power Conversion with a Closed Brayton Cycle Development and Demonstration

3:33–3:39PM CDT

Erich Soendker (L3Harris), Leslie Woodger (L3Harris), David Hanks (L3Harris), Noah Forsyth (L3Harris), Donald Carlson (L3Harris)

Advances in Design and Multiphysics Analysis of Failsafe Heat Pipe Cooled Nuclear Reactor for Space and Surface Application

3:39–3:45PM CDT

Aanchal Gupta (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Rizwan Uddin (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Magdi Ragheb (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)

Shielding Design, Configurations, and Materials Considerations for Fission Surface Power

3:45–3:51PM CDT

Alexis Maldonado (LANL), Alex Levinsky (LANL), Keenan Hoffman (LANL)

Radiation Hardened Self-Calibrating Temperature Sensors

3:51–3:57PM CDT

N. Dianne B. Ezell (ORNL), Frederick K. Reed (ORNL), Daniel C. Sweeney (ORNL)

An Investigation of the Lunar Ionizing Radiation Environment During Magnetotail Crossings

3:57–4:03PM CDT

Terry J. Terry (Astrobotic), Robert Rolley (Astrobotic), Chris Manderino (Astrobotic), Andrew Horchler (Astrobotic)

ECSPLORER, Electronuclear System for Space: Reactor Studies for Performance Optimization

4:03–4:08PM CDT

Malcie Charlier (CEA), Jean-Baptiste Droin (CEA), Martin Mascaron (CEA), Pierre Sciora (CEA), Frédéric Bertrand (CEA), François Lanzetta (Univ. Franche-Comté)

Scaleup Testing of Fused Silica Moderator Cladding

4:08–4:14PM CDT

Chase N. Taylor (INL), Caitlin A. Kohnert (LANL), DV Rao (INL), H. K. Woodbury (INL), Craig E. Dees (INL), Sebastian C. Corbisero (INL)

Deimos, an Advanced and Space Reactor Testbed

4:14–4:20PM CDT

Alexis Maldonado (LANL), Alex Levinsky (LANL)

Commonalities in Terrestrial and Space Nuclear Fission Efforts

4:20–4:26PM CDT

Leroy A. Hardin (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission)

Space Nuclear Reactor Radiation Monitor Development

4:26–4:32PM CDT

Suzanne F. Nowicki (LANL), Steve Wender (LANL), Alexis Maldonado (LANL), Kranti Gunthoti (LANL), Andrew Prince (LANL), Jesus P. Izaguirre (LANL)

Engineered Ceramic Composite Moderators for Fission Surface Power Applications

4:32–4:38PM CDT

Jason R. Trelewicz (Stony Brook Univ.), Lance L. Snead (Stony Brook Univ.), David J. Sprouster (Stony Brook Univ.), Nicholas R. Brown (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)

Key Post-irradiation Examination Results of Yttrium Hydrides as Irradiated at Us DOE Nuclear Test Reactor Infrastructure

4:38–4:44PM CDT

Mahmut N. Cinbiz (ORNL)

Investigations on Capillary Flow and Liquid Entrainment Characteristics in Braided Wire Wick Structures

4:44–4:50PM CDT

Yohan Kim (Kyung Hee Univ.), Hyungdae Kim (Kyung Hee Univ.)