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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
Standards Program
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The U.S. Million Person Study of Low-Dose-Rate Health Effects
There is a critical knowledge gap regarding the health consequences of exposure to radiation received gradually over time. While there is a plethora of studies on the risks of adverse outcomes from both acute and high-dose exposures, including the landmark study of atomic bomb survivors, these are not characteristic of the chronic exposure to low-dose radiation encountered in occupational and public settings. In addition, smaller cohorts have limited numbers leading to reduced statistical power.
Technical Session|Nuclear Thermal Propulsion
Tuesday, May 7, 2024|3:15–4:55PM MDT|Coronado/DeVargas
Session Chair:
Erofil Kardoulaki
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Scarlett W. Paisner
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Thermophysical Properties of a Uranium Nitride-Metal Composite Fuel for Nuclear Thermal Propulsion
3:15–3:40PM MDT
J.C. Schaeperkoetter (LANL), S. Widgeon Paisner (LANL), J.T. White (LANL), E. Kardoulaki (LANL), T.P. Coons (LANL), D.D. Byler (LANL), J. Rosales (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center), K.J. McClellan (LANL)
Paper
Addressing Localized Fuel Element Heating in a NERVA-Type HALEU Thermal NTP Design
3:40–4:05PM MDT
Steven Hoak (MIT), Koroush Shirvan (MIT)
TRIPLE: A Coated Particle Fuel Performance Code and its Preliminary Application for NTP Fuel Simulation
4:05–4:30PM MDT
Jongho Park (Seoul Nat'l Univ.), Youho Lee (Seoul Nat'l Univ.)
Initial Modeling of Three-Phase Fuel/Propellant Annulus Design for Centrifugal Nuclear Thermal Rockets
4:30–4:55PM MDT
Dakota Santana (Univ. Alabama, Huntsville), Keith Hollingsworth (Univ. Alabama, Huntsville)
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