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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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Technical Session|Panel|Fission Surface Power/Nuclear Electric Propulsion
Tuesday, May 7, 2024|1:00–2:40PM MDT|Sweeney F
Session Chair:
Lindsay Kaldon (NASA)
Alternate Chair:
Vedant Mehta
Session Organizer:
A panel discussion on Fission Surface Power program outlining the progress made at NASA and national labs over time and the path forward. This panel will outline the technical achievements made for materials, power conversion, experiments and deployment. Panelists will cover a broad range of topics during their presentation and will be followed by an audience based Q&A afterwards.
Jay McNatt
NASA
Lee Mason
DV Rao
INL
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