Experiments Supporting NTP

Design and Safety Review of MIT Reactor Hydrogen Environment Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Fuel Test Loop

8:00–8:20AM EDT

P. Riley (MIT), N. Cetiner (MIT), A. Seshadri (MIT), D. Carpenter (MIT), K. Shirvan (MIT)

Preliminary Findings of the Experimental Development Unit Cold Flow Test for a Generation Zero NTP Engine

8:20–8:40AM EDT

Jason Sheth (NASA), Elaine Hatfield (NASA), Aubrey McKelvy (Amentum ESSCA), Eetu Kohtanen (Amentum ESSCA), Roman Sherrod (Amentum ESSCA), Ryan Swanson (BWXT)

Initial Experiments of a CNTP Engine With the Buckeye BUBLERR

8:40–9:00AM EDT

Spencer Christian (Ohio State), Liam Foss (Ohio State), Roshan Robinson (Ohio State), Calvin Chandler (Ohio State), Joshua Naudet (Ohio State), John Horack (Ohio State)

Regulatory Feasibility of Contemporary Atmospheric NTP Testing

9:00–9:20AM EDT

Demir Can Erkiralp (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Loïc Magnan (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Tomasz Kozlowski (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)