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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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Brazilian model, nuclear advocate, and philanthropist Isabelle Boemeke, who the online TED lecture series describes as “the world’s first nuclear energy influencer,” was the subject of a recent New York Times article that explored her ardent support for and advocacy of nuclear technology.
Technical Session|Space Nuclear Propulsion
Monday, May 5, 2025|3:15–4:55PM CDT|SPOC A (Space & Rocket Center)
Session Chair:
David Manzella (NASA Glenn Research Center)
Session Organizer:
Harold Gerrish (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center)
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How A Next Generation Bimodal NTP Can Benefit Future Missions
3:15–3:40PM CDT
C. Russell Joyner II (L3 Harris Technologies), Timothy Kokan (L3 Harris Technologies), Daniel J. H. Levack (L3 Harris Technologies), Brian Muzek (L3 Harris Technologies), Christopher Reynolds (L3 Harris Technologies)
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Reliability Analysis of an Early Design for a Bimodal Nuclear Propulsion System
3:40–4:05PM CDT
Elia Puccinelli (Univ. Pisa), Samantha B. Rawlins (BWX Technologies), Angelo Pasini (Univ. Pisa), L. Dale Thomas (Univ. Alabama, Huntsville)
A Fusion Propulsion Reactor Architecture for Exoplanet Exploration
4:05–4:30PM CDT
Gerald P. Jackson (Hbar Technologies), Grace E. Bittlingmaier (Beam Alpha Inc.)
OpenMC Benchmarking of Gaseous Core Reactors: A Prelude to Advanced Space Reactor Systems
4:30–4:55PM CDT
Robert C. O'Brien (CSNR), Logan Reed Horner (CSNR), Aanchal Gupta (CSNR), Abigail Hogue (CSNR)
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