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NN Asks: What’s needed to get space nuclear off the ground?
Kate Kelly
For decades, the thrill of space exploration has ignited the imaginations of engineers, scientists, and innovators alike. The dream of expanding humanity’s reach beyond Earth continues to attract the brightest minds, fueling groundbreaking advancements. As we set our sights on missions that venture farther and last longer in the cosmos, one truth stands out: Nuclear technology is the key to unlocking these bold ambitions. Its impact goes far beyond any single mission, driving a surge of momentum that not only propels space exploration but also energizes the entire nuclear ecosystem—sparking innovation and growth in an era of unprecedented opportunity.
2024 International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants (ICAPP)
Technical Session|Nuclear Power Plants
Monday, June 17, 2024|1:00–2:45PM PDT|Palm C
Session Chair:
Jacopo Buongiorno (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Alternate Chair:
Ling Zou (ANL)
Session Organizers:
Koroush Shirvan (MIT)
Kazuaki Kito (Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy)
Kyoung-Ho Kang (KAERI)
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Mechanical Design Features and Construction Cost of Horizontal Compact HTGR
1:00–1:20PM PDT
Enrique Velez-Lopez (Boston Atomics), W. Robb Stewart (Boston Atomics), Koroush Shirvan (MIT)
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Core Modeling of Horizontal Compact High Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor -- Refueling Strategy and Thermo-Mechanical Performance
1:20–1:40PM PDT
L. Mazzocco (MIT), L. Cohen (MIT), J. Kang (Univ. Michigan), W.R. Stewart (Boston Atomics), E. Velez-Lopez (Boston Atomics), K. Shirvan (MIT), V. Seker (Univ. Michigan)
Primary System Thermal Hydraulic Analysis Methodology for the HC-HTGR
1:40–2:00PM PDT
Brent Hollrah (TAMU), Ling Zou (ANL), Rui Hu (ANL)
Development of the Dynamics Model of a Horizontal Compact High Temperature Gas Reactor (HC-HTGR) in Modelica
2:00–2:20PM PDT
Qicang Shen (Univ. Michigan), Farhana Farha (Univ. Michigan), Samuel Piper (Univ. Michigan), Brendan Kochunas (Univ. Michigan)
Seismic Engineering of a Horizontal, Compact High Temperature Gas Reactor
2:20–2:40PM PDT
Sai Sharath Parsi (Univ. Buffalo), Kaivalya M. Lal (Univ. Buffalo), Enrique Velez (Boston Atomics), W. Robb Stewart (Boston Atomics), Mettupalayam V. Sivaselvan (Univ. Buffalo), Koroush Shirvan (MIT), Andrew S. Whittaker (Univ. Buffalo)
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