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Sintering Behaviors of (Zr, Nb, Ta)C Tri-Carbides as a Fuel for Nuclear Thermal Propulsion

8:00–8:20AM CST

Jonas R. Kessing (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Alexander T. Nadermann (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Brandon Shaver (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Justin Milner (NASA Glenn Research Center), Kelsa Palomares (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.), Steven J. Zinkle (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)

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Analysis of Solute Interdiffusion Kinetics Based on Classic High Temperature Diffusion Couple Tests of ZrC, NbC, and TaC Carbides as Surrogate Fuels for Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Systems

8:20–8:40AM CST

Alexander T. Nadermann (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Jonas R. Kessing (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Brandon Shaver (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Justin Milner (NASA Glenn Research Center), Kelsa Palomores (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.), Steven J. Zinkle (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)

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Chemical Vapor Deposition and Infiltration of ZrC for Space Nuclear Propulsion

8:40–9:00AM CST

E. Lopez-Honorato (ORNL), R. Heldt (ORNL), P. Doyle (ORNL), W. Cureton (ORNL), K. Montoya (ORNL), D. Richardson (ORNL), G. Helmreich (ORNL), T. Gerczak (ORNL)

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Phase Equilibria and Thermodynamics of Tetra-Carbide Fuels for Nuclear Thermal Propulsion

9:00–9:20AM CST

R.E. Booth (Univ. South Carolina), J. Rizk (LANL), N.M. Abdul-Jabbar (LANL), E. Kardoulaki (LANL), J. Rosales (NASA), T.M. Besmann (Univ. South Carolina)

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Impact of Fluidization Behavior on the Development of Coated Particle Fuels

9:20–9:40AM CST

Eddie Lopez Honorato (ORNL), Elvis Dominguez-Ontiveros (ORNL), Ryan Heldt (ORNL), Katherine Montoya (ORNL), Tyler J. Gerczak (ORNL), John D. Hunn (ORNL)

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