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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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India’s PFBR attains criticality at last
Prime Minister Narendra Modi proclaimed it “a proud moment for India” when on April 6 the 500-MWe, sodium-cooled Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) achieved initial criticality. This milestone, which comes some 22 years after the continually delayed PFBR project began, marks India’s entrance into the second stage of its three-stage nuclear program, which has the ultimate goal of supporting the country’s nuclear power program with its significant thorium reserves.
Technical Session
Monday, May 9, 2022|1:30–3:30PM EDT|Vanda
Session Chair:
Dayna Ise (NASA)
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Kelsa B. Palomares
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NERVA's "Keep It Simple" System-Level Reliability Model
Samantha B. Rawlins (Univ. Alabama, Huntsville), L. Dale Thomas (Univ. Alabama, Huntsville)
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Development of Integrated NTP Mission Model for Planetary Science Missions
Saroj Kumar (Univ. Alabama, Huntsville), L. Dale Thomas (Univ. Alabama, Huntsville), Jason T. Cassibry (Univ. Alabama, Huntsville)
Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Turbomachinery Modeling
Dennis Nikitaev (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.), Corey D. Smith (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.), Kelsa Palomares (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.)
Preliminary Feasibility Study of Electric Pump Fed Nuclear Thermal Propulsion
Alexander Aueron (Univ. Alabama, Huntsville), L. Dale Thomas (Univ. Alabama, Huntsville)
Extension of the pyIsoDep Code for Thermal Hydraulic Dependent Decay Heat and Depletion Analysis of Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Reactors
Matt Krecicki (Georgia Tech), Dan Kotlyar (Georgia Tech)
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