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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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I work in the analytical labs at one of Europe’s oldest and largest nuclear sites: Sellafield, in northwestern England. I spend my days at the fume hood front, pipette in one hand and radiation probe in the other (and dosimeter pinned to my chest, of course). Outside the lab, I have a second job: I moonlight as a writer and public speaker. My new popular science book—Going Nuclear: How the Atom Will Save the World—came out last summer, and it feels like my life has been running at full power ever since.
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)
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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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