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2026 Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
Standards Program
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Diablo Canyon gets key state approval
Pacific Gas & Electric has announced that the California Coastal Commission, the state agency in charge of protecting California’s roughly 840 miles of coastline, unanimously voted to approve the Act Consistency Certification and Coastal Development Permit for Diablo Canyon, a critical step in the utility’s work to extend the life of the nuclear power plant.
Technical Session
Wednesday, May 10, 2023|10:30AM–12:10PM MDT|Idaho Falls Room
Session Chair:
David I. Poston
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Michael G. Houts
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Presentation Slides (Visible to Attendees) — Joyner
Presentation Slides (Visible to Attendees) — Shi
Presentation Slides (Visible to Attendees) — Herner
Presentation Slides (Visible to Attendees) — Stonehill
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Digital Transient Modeling of NTP Prototype with Upset and Control System Analysis
10:30–10:50AM MDT
C. Russell Joyner II (Aerojet Rocketdyne), Tyler Jennings (Aerojet Rocketdyne), James Larkin (Aerojet Rocketdyne), Daniel J.H. Levack (Aerojet Rocketdyne)
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Coupled Modeling and Prediction of Cryogenic Propellant Thermo-Fluid Dynamics
10:50–11:10AM MDT
Eymon Lan (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Shanbin Shi (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
Dose Impacts from Fission Products and Flux Fields for Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Ground Testing
11:10–11:30AM MDT
Reed Herner (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.), Alexander Foutch (Missouri Univ. Science and Technology), Kelsa Palomares (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.), Adam Boylston (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.), Lindsey Holmes (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.)
Thermal Analysis of the Small Nuclear Rocket Engine Benchmark Case Using the MOOSE Framework
11:30–11:50AM MDT
Jacob Stonehill (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.), Corey D. Smith (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.), Kelsa B. Palomares (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.)
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