Space Reactor Technology Lightning Talks

Harnessing Cloud and AI to Accelerate Space Nuclear Technology Development

1:00–1:06PM EDT

Juan Carlos Lopez (Microsoft), Nelli Babayan

foamForNuclear: Fully Open-Source, Resource-Efficient Multiphysics for Space Nuclear Systems

1:06–1:12PM EDT

Carlo Fiorina (Texas A&M University College Station), Thomas Guilbaud (Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne), Giovanni Nervi (Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne), Alessandro Scolaro (Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne)

Innovative UZrCN Synthesis by Nitrogen Heat Treatment of UZrC

1:12–1:18PM EDT

David M. Sanches (Idaho National Laboratory), James M. Zillinger (Idaho National Laboratory), Sarah Hamilton (Idaho National Laboratory)

ZrC grain growth at conditions relevant to space nuclear propulsion

1:18–1:24PM EDT

Katherine I. Montoya (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Bryan Conry (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Wesley Jones (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Ryan Heldt, Brandon A. Wilson (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Eddie Lopez Honorato (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)

Advancing Space Nuclear Fuel Development: A Comprehensive Strategy from Prototyping to Production

1:24–1:30PM EDT

Ryan T. Swanson (BWX Technologies, Inc.), Sabrina McCoy

Comprehensive Uncertainty Quantification Approach for First of Kind Space Reactors Neutronics Modeling

1:30–1:36PM EDT

Ryan T. Swanson (BWX Technologies, Inc.), Chase Lawing (BWX Technologies, Inc.), Andy Rivas (BWX Technologies, Inc.)

Applying a Comprehensive Uncertainty Quantification Framework to U.S. Government Space Reactor Designs: Insights from Propulsion and Power Reactors

1:36–1:42PM EDT

Ryan T. Swanson (BWX Technologies, Inc.), Chase Lawing (BWX Technologies, Inc.), Andy Rivas (BWX Technologies, Inc.)

Assessing Reactivity Uncertainty in Space Reactors Under Nuclear Data Limitations: Covariance Inconsistency, Missing Benchmarks, and Validation Gaps

1:42–1:48PM EDT

Ryan T. Swanson (BWX Technologies, Inc.), Chase Lawing (BWX Technologies, Inc.), Andy Rivas (BWX Technologies, Inc.)