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Organized to promote the advancement of knowledge in the use of nuclear science and technologies in the aerospace application. Specialized nuclear-based technologies and applications are needed to advance the state-of-the-art in aerospace design, engineering and operations to explore planetary bodies in our solar system and beyond, plus enhance the safety of air travel, especially high speed air travel. Areas of interest will include but are not limited to the creation of nuclear-based power and propulsion systems, multifunctional materials to protect humans and electronic components from atmospheric, space, and nuclear power system radiation, human factor strategies for the safety and reliable operation of nuclear power and propulsion plants by non-specialized personnel and more.
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International Conference on Mathematics and Computational Methods Applied to Nuclear Science and Engineering (M&C 2025)
April 27–30, 2025
Denver, CO|The Westin Denver Downtown
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19th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2025)
Technical Session|Sponsored by NISD
Monday, June 16, 2025|3:15–5:00PM CDT|Northwestern/Ohio State
Session Chair:
Karl N. Fleming
Alternate Chair:
Kevin A. Coyne
Session Organizer:
David Grabaskas
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Operational Experience and Development of a Reliability Model for the Advanced Test Reactor Demineralizer System
3:15–3:35PM CDT
Daniel K. Sluder (Idaho National Laboratory - Advanced Test Reactor), R. D. Ball (INL), William M. McCartin (INL), Timothy J. Stout (INL), Mihai A. Diaconeasa (madiacon@ncsu.edu)
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Evaluation of Standby Equipment Runtime Failure Rates
3:35–3:55PM CDT
Robert F. Kirchner (Jensen Hughes Inc.), Meredith Blue (Jensen Hughes), Arfa Butt (Jensen Hughes)
Emerging Concerns and Expectations for Optimizing Natural Circulation in Advanced Nuclear Reactors
3:55–4:15PM CDT
Samuel A. Olatubosun (Entergy Nuclear)
Safety Assessment of a Passive Decay Heat Removal System for a Gas-Cooled Fast Reactor Conceptual Design
4:15–4:35PM CDT
Irfan R. Ibrahim (Vanderbilt University), Steven L. Krahn (Vanderbilt University), Megan E. Harkema (Vanderbilt University), Allen G. Croff (Vanderbilt University), Paul J. Marotta (Vanderbilt University), Hangbok Choi (General Atomics), John M. Bolin (General Atomics), Eric A. Thornsbury (EPRI)
Cumulative Damage Modeling to Support Reliability Integrity Management
4:35–4:55PM CDT
Robert W. Youngblood (INL), Todd M. Anselmi (INL), Scott Ferrara (INL)
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