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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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Join ANS and NEI at NECX 2025 in Atlanta
The Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX) is a new joint conference hosted by the American Nuclear Society and the Nuclear Energy Institute. The inaugural offering of the conference, NECX 2025, will be held September 8–11 in Atlanta, Ga.
To register for the event and reserve your room at the host hotel, the Atlanta Marriott Marquis, click here.
Technical Session|Nuclear Thermal Propulsion
Wednesday, May 8, 2024|3:15–4:55PM MDT|Coronado/DeVargas
Session Chair:
Timothy Schriener (University of New Mexico)
Alternate Chair:
Randy Bell (Aerospace Corp.)
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Designing a Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Experiment for Irradiation in a Nuclear Reactor
3:15–3:40PM MDT
Harmon Veselka (INL), Austen Fradeneck (INL)
Paper
Design and Testing of a Heat Transfer Experiment for a Centrifugal Nuclear Thermal Rocket
3:40–4:05PM MDT
Joel Krakower (Drexel Univ.), Nicholson Dunavan (Delta Research), Dominyck Darlington (Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ.), Kylie Braunhardt (New Mexico State), Ines de Villarreal (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Zach Smith (Ohio State)
Development of Prototypic Centrifugal Fuel Element Test Stand for Centrifugal Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Engine
4:05–4:30PM MDT
Spencer Christian (Ohio State), Calvin Chandler (Ohio State), John M. Horack (Ohio State)
Parahydrogen Properties Version 05 Database Release for Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Applications
4:30–4:55PM MDT
Corey D. Smith (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.), Adam D. Boylston (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.), Jonathan P. McDonald (KBR Wyle Services)
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