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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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The Standards Committee is responsible for the development and maintenance of voluntary consensus standards that address the design, analysis, and operation of components, systems, and facilities related to the application of nuclear science and technology. Find out What’s New, check out the Standards Store, or Get Involved today!
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Nuclear Dirigo
On April 22, 1959, Rear Admiral George J. King, superintendent of the Maine Maritime Academy, announced that following the completion of the 1960 training cruise, cadets would begin the study of nuclear engineering. Courses at that time included radiation physics, reactor control and instrumentation, reactor theory and engineering, thermodynamics, shielding, core design, reactor maintenance, and nuclear aspects.
Technical Session
Tuesday, May 9, 2023|1:30–3:10PM MDT|Idaho Falls Room
Session Chair:
Pattrick Calderoni
Alternate Chair:
Vedant Mehta
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eVinci™ Micro Reactor – Electrical Demonstration Unit (EDU) – Phase 1 Test Results
1:30–1:50PM MDT
J. Lojek (Westinghouse Electric Co.), M. A. Shockling (Westinghouse Electric Co.), R. Blunt (Westinghouse Electric Co.), A. Macdonald (Westinghouse Electric Co.), A. Page (Westinghouse Electric Co.)
Presented by Joseph Halackna (Westinghouse Electric Co.)
Paper
Development of Stirling Convertors for Radioisotope and Fission Power Systems
1:50–2:10PM MDT
Scott D. Wilson (NASA Glenn Research Center)
SpaceX Falcon Heavy Mass Constraints as Design Driver for Practical Heat Pipe Stirling Micro Reactors
2:10–2:30PM MDT
Daniel LP Watson (TAMU), Ronald Daryll E. Gatchalian (TAMU), Hui-Yu Hsieh (TAMU), Pramatha Bhat (TAMU), Pavel V. Tsvetkov (TAMU)
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