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Conference on Nuclear Training and Education: A Biennial International Forum (CONTE 2025)
February 3–6, 2025
Amelia Island, FL|Omni Amelia Island Resort
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2024: The Year in Nuclear—October through December
Another calendar year has passed. Before heading too far into 2025, let’s look back at what happened in 2024 in the nuclear community. In today's post, compiled from Nuclear News and Nuclear Newswire are what we feel are the top nuclear news stories from October through December 2024.
Technical Session
Monday, May 8, 2023|3:45–5:25PM MDT|Twin Falls Room
Session Chair:
Michael G. Houts
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Kurt Polzin
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Continuing Experimental Efforts for Simulating a Centrifugal Nuclear Thermal Rocket Engine
3:45–4:05PM MDT
Timothy Blackman (Univ. Alabama, Hunstville), Mitchell Schroll (Univ. Alabama, Hunstville), Robert Frederick (Univ. Alabama, Hunstville), L. Dale Thomas (Univ. Alabama, Hunstville)
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Nuclear Thermal Propulsion for High Delta-V Science Missions
4:05–4:25PM MDT
Ethan Chaleff (Ultra Safe Nuclear), Craig Foulds (Ultra Safe Nuclear), Doug Greisen (Ultra Safe Nuclear), Michael Eades (Ultra Safe Nuclear)
Capabilities of Single Launch NTP and Chemical Spacecrafts for Cis-Lunar Tug Missions
4:25–4:45PM MDT
Christopher Harnack (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.), Emanuel Grella (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.), Sean Greenhalge (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.), Matthew Duchek (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.)
Chemical Vapor Deposition of ZrC Coatings for Space Nuclear Propulsion
4:45–5:05PM MDT
Eddie Lopez-Honorato (ORNL), Tyler Gerczak (ORNL), Ryan Heldt (ORNL), Peter Doyle (ORNL), Will Cureton (ORNL), Grant Helmreich (ORNL), John Hunn (ORNL)
Overview of the Reliability-Driven Design and Test Methodology Applied to Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Systems
5:05–5:25PM MDT
Samantha B. Rawlins (Univ. Alabama, Huntsville), L. Dale Thomas (Univ. Alabama, Huntsville)
DRACO On-Orbit Nuclear Thermal Rocket Experiment Preliminary Plans
5:25–5:45PM MDT
Tabitha Dodson (Defense Advanced Projects Agency), David Poston (LANL), Anthony Calomino (NASA Glenn Research Center), Jason Turpin (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center)
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