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2025 ANS Annual Conference
June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
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NRC v. Texas: Supreme Court weighs challenge to NRC authority in spent fuel storage case
The State of Texas has not one but two ongoing federal court challenges to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission that could, if successful, turn decades of NRC regulations, precedent, and case law on its head.
Technical Session
Tuesday, May 9, 2023|10:30AM–12:10PM MDT|Boise Room
Session Chair:
Andrew L. Presby
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Alternate Chair:
Michael G. Houts
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Reactor Core Geometry Optimization with Application for Centrifugal Nuclear Thermal Rockets
10:30–10:50AM MDT
Mitchell Schroll (Univ. Alabama, Hunstville), Robert Frederick (Univ. Alabama, Hunstville), L. Dale Thomas (Univ. Alabama, Hunstville)
Paper
Modelling Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Reactor Expander Cycle Startup Transients
10:50–11:10AM MDT
Lise Charlot (INL), Sebastian Schunert (INL), Vincent Labouré (INL), Mark DeHart (INL)
Regulatory Approach for Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Reactor Systems
11:10–11:30AM MDT
Alexander Pingel (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.), Alexander Foutch (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.), James Werner (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.), Lindsey Holmes (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.)
Developing of Three-Dimensional Bubble Dynamics Model for Centrifugal Nuclear Thermal Propulsion
11:30–11:50AM MDT
Pongkrit Darakorn Na Ayuthya (Univ. Alabama, Huntsville), Jason Cassibry (Univ. Alabama, Hunstville)
Effects of Heat Transfer Coefficient Variation on Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Engine Performance
11:50AM–12:10PM MDT
Daria Nikitaeva (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.), Corey D. Smith (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.), Matthew Duchek (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.)
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