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Space Nuclear Industry Symposium (SNIS)

Space Nuclear Industry Symposium (SNIS)
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Schedule Timeline

Schedule is subject to change

Monday — May 6, 2024
2:00PM MDT
    Events
  • Exhibit Set Up (Sweeney CDE) — Registration/Help Desk and Exhibit Hours
3:00PM MDT
    Events
  • Registration/Help Desk open from 3:00–7:00PM (Foyer) — Registration/Help Desk and Exhibit Hours
6:00PM MDT
    Events
  • Opening Reception (Sweeney CDE) — Events
  • Exhibit open from 6:00-8:00PM (Sweeney CDE) — Registration/Help Desk and Exhibit Hours
Tuesday — May 7, 2024
7:00AM MDT
    Events
  • Continental Breakfast (Sweeney CDE) — Breaks and Meals
  • Registration/Help Desk open from 7:00AM–4:00PM (Foyer) — Registration/Help Desk and Exhibit Hours
  • Exhibit open from 7:00AM–4:00PM (Sweeney CDE) — Registration/Help Desk and Exhibit Hours
8:00AM MDT
    Sessions
  • Plenary I: Current Space Programs (Sweeney F)
9:30AM MDT
    Events
  • Networking Break (Sweeney CDE) — Breaks and Meals
10:00AM MDT
    Sessions
  • Fission Surface Power/Nuclear Electric Propulsion: Design (Sweeney B)
  • Nuclear Thermal Propulsion: Overview (Coronado/DeVargas)
  • Radioisotope Power Systems: Lightning Talks (Sweeney A)
  • Addressing the Fuel Supply Chain Constraints to Meet the Demand of Space Nuclear System (Sweeney F)
11:40AM MDT
    Events
  • Lunch (Sweeney CDE) — Breaks and Meals
1:00PM MDT
    Sessions
  • Fission Surface Power: Harvesting kW to MW for Moon, Mars, and Beyond (Sweeney F)
  • Nuclear Thermal Propulsion: Lightning Talks (Sweeney B)
  • Radioisotope Power Systems: Isotopes (Sweeney A)
2:40PM MDT
    Events
  • Networking Break (Sweeney CDE) — Breaks and Meals
3:15PM MDT
    Sessions
  • Fission Surface Power/Nuclear Electric Propulsion: Launch and Safety (Sweeney B)
  • Nuclear Thermal Propulsion: Fuel (Coronado/DeVargas)
  • International Perspectives on Space Nuclear Power (Sweeney F)
  • Radioisotope Power Systems: Strontium-90 (Sweeney A)
5:00PM MDT
    Events
  • Student Reception (Sweeney CDE) — Events
Wednesday — May 8, 2024
7:00AM MDT
    Events
  • Continental Breakfast (Sweeney CDE) — Breaks and Meals
  • Registration/Help Desk open from 7:00AM–4:00PM (Foyer) — Registration/Help Desk and Exhibit Hours
  • Exhibit open from 7:00AM–4:00PM (Sweeney CDE) — Registration/Help Desk and Exhibit Hours
8:00AM MDT
    Sessions
  • Plenary II: New Mexico Involvement (Sweeney F)
9:30AM MDT
    Events
  • Networking Break (Sweeney CDE) — Breaks and Meals
10:00AM MDT
    Sessions
  • Fission Surface Power/Nuclear Electric Propulsion: Lightning Talks I (Sweeney B)
  • Nuclear Thermal Propulsion: Modeling I (Coronado/DeVargas)
  • Women in Nuclear Space (Sweeney F)
  • Radioisotope Power Systems: Americium-241 (Sweeney A)
11:40AM MDT
    Events
  • Lunch (Sweeney CDE) — Breaks and Meals
1:00PM MDT
    Sessions
  • SNIS Panel 1: The space nuclear industry: opportunities and challenges (Sweeney F)
  • Fission Surface Power/Nuclear Electric Propulsion: Policy (Sweeney B)
  • Nuclear Thermal Propulsion: Modeling II (Coronado/DeVargas)
  • Radioisotope Power Systems: Plutonium-238 Production/Tritium Sources (Sweeney A)
2:40PM MDT
    Events
  • Networking Break (Sweeney CDE) — Breaks and Meals
3:15PM MDT
    Sessions
  • SNIS Panel 2: Enabling technology innovations for an emerging space nuclear economy: Role of partnerships (Sweeney F)
  • Fission Surface Power/Nuclear Electric Propulsion: Modeling and Simulation (Sweeney B)
  • Nuclear Thermal Propulsion: Experiments/Data (Coronado/DeVargas)
  • Radioisotope Power Systems: Thermoelectrics (Sweeney A)
6:00PM MDT
    Events
  • USNIC Space Nuclear Industry Symposium Networking Reception (The Lumpkins Ballroom at the La Fonda Hotel) — Events
Thursday — May 9, 2024
7:00AM MDT
    Events
  • Continental Breakfast (Sweeney CDE) — Breaks and Meals
  • Exhibit open from 7:00AM–1:30PM (Sweeney CDE) — Registration/Help Desk and Exhibit Hours
  • Registration/Help Desk open from 7:00AM–4:00PM (Foyer) — Registration/Help Desk and Exhibit Hours
8:00AM MDT
    Sessions
  • Plenary III: LANL and Space Power (Sweeney F)
9:30AM MDT
    Events
  • Networking Break (Sweeney CDE) — Breaks and Meals
10:00AM MDT
    Sessions
  • Fission Surface Power/Nuclear Electric Propulsion: Power (Sweeney B)
  • Accelerating Space Science with Nuclear Technology (Sweeney F)
  • Nuclear Thermal Propulsion: Designs (Coronado/DeVargas)
  • Radioisotope Power Systems: Dynamic Energy Conversion (Sweeney A)
11:40AM MDT
    Sessions
  • Poster Session (Sweeney CDE)
    Events
  • Lunch (Sweeney CDE) — Breaks and Meals
1:00PM MDT
    Sessions
  • Fission Surface Power/Nuclear Electric Propulsion: Materials (Sweeney B)
  • Radioisotope Power Systems/Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Lightning Talks (Coronado/DeVargas)
  • Radioisotope Power Systems: NASA Applications (Sweeney A)
    Events
  • Exhibit Teardown (Sweeney CDE) — Registration/Help Desk and Exhibit Hours
2:40PM MDT
    Events
  • Networking Break (Sweeney CDE) — Breaks and Meals
3:15PM MDT
    Sessions
  • Fission Surface Power/Nuclear Electric Propulsion: Lightning Talks II (Sweeney B)
  • Nuclear Thermal Propulsion: Launch Safety and Ground Testing (Coronado/DeVargas)
  • Radioisotope Power Systems: European Update (Sweeney A)
6:00PM MDT
    Events
  • Banquet (The La Fonda Hotel Lumpkins Ballroom) — Events
Friday — May 10, 2024
7:00AM MDT
    Events
  • Join us for a unique “Behind-The-Fence” Tour of three Manhattan Project National Historical Park properties- SOLD OUT (Pickup at the La Fonda On the Plaza ( 100 E. San Francisco St., Santa Fe, NM 87501)) — Events
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