Radioisotope Power Systems: Lightning Talks

Modeling Novel Radioisotope Power System Designs

10:00–10:06AM MDT

Rebecca Hoffman (Univ. Dayton Research Institute)

Lessons Learned: Design of Novel Radioisotope Power Systems

10:06–10:12AM MDT

Matthew Johnson (Univ. Dayton Research Institute)

Systems Engineering of Novel Radioisotope Power Systems

10:12–10:18AM MDT

Christopher Venturella (Univ. Dayton Research Institute)

The Validation Testing of Novel Radioisotope Power System Designs

10:18–10:24AM MDT

Kenton Sherick (Univ. Dayton Research Institute), Boyd Allen Tolson (Univ. Dayton Research Institute)

Managing Innovative Radioisotope Power System Design Projects

10:24–10:30AM MDT

Jackie Maddox (Univ. Dayton Research Institute), Chadwick Barklay (Univ. Dayton Research Institute)

Terrestrial Isotope Activation for Low-Cost Testing of Next Generation Space Radioisotope Power Systems

10:30–10:36AM MDT

Samuel Piper (Atomos Nuclear and Space Corp.), Lucas Beveridge (Atomos Nuclear and Space Corp.)

Harnessing Neptunium Spectral Features to Monitor Valence Change During 238Pu Processing

10:36–10:42AM MDT

Sara E. Gilson (ORNL), Luke R. Sadergaski (ORNL), Hunter B. Andrews (ORNL), Adam J. Parkison (ORNL)

Impurity Analysis Using Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy for the Plutonium-238 Supply Program

10:42–10:48AM MDT

Hunter B. Andrews (ORNL), Luke R. Sadergaski (ORNL)

Remote Analysis of Radiochemical Processing Streams with Optical Spectroscopy for the Plutonium-238 Supply Program

10:48–10:54AM MDT

Luke R. Sadergaski (ORNL), Hunter B. Andrews (ORNL), Sara Gilson (ORNL), Laetitia Delmau (ORNL), Tom Hylton (ORNL), Adam Parkison (ORNL)

Plutonium-238: Evolving Production Capabilities and Considerations

10:54–11:00AM MDT

Joe Hough (ORNL), Adam Parkison (ORNL), Joe McVeigh (ORNL), Kristian Myhre (ORNL)

Radiolysis Studies to Support the Storage of Americium Oxide Materials for Radioisotope Power Systems

11:00–11:06AM MDT

Rebecca Sanderson (National Nuclear Laboratory), Mark Sarsfield (National Nuclear Laboratory), Hannah Colledge (National Nuclear Laboratory), Christophe Fongarland (European Space Agency), Steph Barron (European Space Agency)

The New Concept for European Radioisotope Stirling Generator

11:06–11:12AM MDT

Mihails Scepanskis (Deep Space Energy), Janis Priede (Deep Space Energy), Raimonds Nikoluskins (Deep Space Energy)

Aerojet Rocketdyne Small Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator Concept Utilizing SiGe Unicouples

11:12–11:18AM MDT

S. Hunter (Aerojet Rocketdyne), L. Gard (Aerojet Rocketdyne)

Plutonium-238 Supply Research, Development, and Demonstration Strategy and Achievements at Oak Ridge National Laboratory

11:18–11:24AM MDT

Kristian Myhre (ORNL), Adam Parkison (ORNL), Joe McVeigh (ORNL), Joe Hough (ORNL)