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2026 Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
Standards Program
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The progress so far: An update on the Reactor Pilot Program
It has been about three months since the Department of Energy named 10 companies for its new Reactor Pilot Program, which maps out how the DOE would meet the goal announced by executive order in May of having three reactors achieve criticality by July 4, 2026.
Technical Session
Wednesday, May 10, 2023|3:45–5:25PM MDT|Idaho Falls Room
Session Chair:
Robert C. O'Brien
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Michael G. Houts
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The Effects of Hot Hydrogen Exposure on (U,Zr)C Fuel for Nuclear Thermal Propulsion
3:45–4:05PM MDT
Jhonathan Rosales (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center), Arne Croell (Univ. Alabama, Hunstville), Jamelle K.P. Williams (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center), Brian Taylor (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center), Martin Volz (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center), Jason Reynolds (Univ. South Carolina), Christopher McKinney (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center)
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Mechanical Properties and Failure Mechanisms of Cermet Fuel for Nuclear Thermal Propulsion (NTP)
4:05–4:25PM MDT
James Mudd (LANL), Jeremy Watts (Missouri Univ. Science and Technology), Jhonathan Rosales (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center), Ryan Wilkerson (LANL), Brian Taylor (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center), William Fahrenholtz (Missouri Univ. Science and Technology), Gregory Hilmas (Missouri Univ. Science and Technology), Joseph Graham (Missouri Univ. Science and Technology)
A Predictive Transient Model of the TREAT-SIRIUS Experiments
4:25–4:45PM MDT
Mustafa K. Jaradat (INL), Sebastian Schunert (INL), Frederick N. Gleicher (INL), Vincent M. Laboure (INL), Mark D. DeHart (INL)
Vehicle-Level Performance Benefits of Ammonia Nuclear Thermal Propulsion
4:45–5:05PM MDT
Craig Foulds (Ultra Safe Nuclear), Doug Greisen (Ultra Safe Nuclear), Hari Nagarajan (Ultra Safe Nuclear), Michael Eades (Ultra Safe Nuclear)
Thermal Analysis of the SIRIUS3 Nuclear Propulsion Fuel Calibration Experiment
5:05–5:25PM MDT
Frederick N. Gleicher (INL), Mustafa K. Jaradat (INL), Sebastian Schunert (INL), Mark DeHart (INL)
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