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International Conference on Mathematics and Computational Methods Applied to Nuclear Science and Engineering (M&C 2025)
April 27–30, 2025
Denver, CO|The Westin Denver Downtown
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Technical Session|Radioisotope Power Systems
Monday, May 5, 2025|3:15–4:55PM CDT|Salon EF (Marriott)
Session Chair:
Allen Guzik (NASA Glenn Research Center)
Alternate Chair:
Curtis Flack (NASA Glenn Research Center)
Track Organizer:
Harold Gerrish (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center)
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Conceptual Study of Thermal Design for WEB Based on the Korean Small RTG and Future Application Plans
3:15–3:40PM CDT
Sunjin Kim (KAERI), Hui-Kyung Kim (KARI), Jong-Bum Kim (KAERI), Kwang-Jae Son (KAERI), Jin-Joo Kim (KAERI), Jin Kim (KAERI), Yongrok Jeong (KAERI), Kilyoung Ko (KAERI), Dong Yong Rew (KASA), Jintae Hong (KAERI)
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AMBER: 241 Am Sources for Small Low-Power Satellite Applications
3:40–4:05PM CDT
Daniel Gadaleta (CSNR), Jackson C. Stahl (CSNR), Robert C. O'Brien (CSNR)
The Journey of Pulsar, Pu-238-Coupled Dynamic Power System for Space Exploration and Beyond
4:05–4:30PM CDT
Alessia Simonini (Tractebel Engineering), Nicolas Delannay (Tractebel Engineering), Beatriz Acevedo (SCK CEN), Jeremie Manaud (European Commission), Michel L. Schlegel (CEA), François Lanzetta (Univ. Franche-Comté), Dominique Vergnet (Airbus), Ana Fort (INCOTEC), Frederic Lattwein (Ariane Group), Brieuc Spindler (Tractebel Engineering)
An Integrated Satellite/Radioisotope Power System Concept for VLEO
4:30–4:55PM CDT
Chadwick Barklay (Univ. Dayton Research Institute), Simon Dawson (Optimum Technologies, Inc.), James Peterka (Optimum Technologies, Inc.), Christopher Venturella (Univ. Dayton Research Institute), Matthew Johnson (Univ. Dayton Research Institute)
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