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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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MIT Maritime Consortium wins ABS approval
Maritime classification and certification organization the American Bureau of Shipping has granted its approval in principle (AIP) for the integration of a nuclear reactor into a cargo vessel propulsion system, as developed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Maritime Consortium. This is the first AIP to be granted to a technology developed through the consortium, which includes founding members MIT, HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering, and Capital Maritime Group.
Technical Session
Wednesday, May 11, 2022|1:30–3:30PM EDT|Vanda
Session Chair:
Katey E. Lenox (INL)
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Harold Gerrish (NASA)
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Thermal Shock Testing of Surrogate Fuel Materials for Nuclear Thermal Propulsion
Neal D. Gaffin (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Cean Ang (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Timothy Ironman (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Steven J. Zinkle (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
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Updates on European Americium Uranium Oxide Fuel and Clad Compatibility Tests for European Radioisotope Power Systems
E.J. Watkinson (Univ. Leicester), B. Cremer (European Commission Joint Research Centre Karlsruhe), P. Lajarge (European Commission Joint Research Centre Karlsruhe), S. Gardeur (European Commission Joint Research Centre Karlsruhe), J.-F. Vigier (European Commission Joint Research Centre Karlsruhe), C. Berkmann (European Commission Joint Research Centre Karlsruhe), M. Ernstberger (European Commission Joint Research Centre Karlsruhe), T. Wiss (European Commission Joint Research Centre Karlsruhe), D. Freis (European Commission Joint Research Centre Karlsruhe), T. Crawford (Univ. Leicester), S. Pfirrmann (European Commission Joint Research Centre Karlsruhe), R. Ambrosi (European Commission Joint Research Centre Karlsruhe), R. Konings (European Commission Joint Research Centre Karlsruhe), K. Stephenson (European Space Agency)
In-Pile High-Temperature Testing Vehicle for Nuclear Thermal Rocket Instrumentation, Materials, and Fuel Testing
Brandon Wilson (ORNL), Tyler Steiner (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Emily Hutchins (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Lawrence Heilbronn (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), N. Dianne Bull Ezell (ORNL)
Hot Hydrogen Testing of W-Coated UN Kernels for Nuclear Thermal Propulsion
Arne Croell (Univ. Alabama, Huntsville), Jamelle Williams (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center), Martin Volz (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center), Brian Taylor (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center), Jhonathan Rosales (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center)
Design and Construction of a Low-Pressure Wind Tunnel for the Experimental Validation of a Forced-Convection Heat Exchanger for Mars Surface Reactor Waste Heat Rejection
Nathan Colgan (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Gregory Nellis (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Mark Anderson (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison)
