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Task force charts growing interest in civilian maritime nuclear applications
Readers of Nuclear News will have heard of historical applications of civilian maritime nuclear power, like the merchant ship NS Savannah and the USS Sturgis floating power plant. With a few exceptions there has been little action in this area for over 50 years, and there are plenty of reasons and opinions as to why, but over the last few years the dramatic increase in interest from the maritime industry and its stakeholders has been undeniable.
Technical Session|Net Zero Nuclear
Tuesday, October 8, 2024|1:00–2:45PM MDT|Room 1
Session Chair:
Jhansi Kandasamy
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The Three Dimensions of Nuclear Power: Applications (Replacing all Fossil Fuels), Reactors and Fuel Cycles (Fissile Materials and Waste Management)
1:00–1:20PM MDT
Charles Forsberg (MIT)
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Technoeconomic Assessment of Nuclear Integrated Hydrogen Production in the U.S. Gulf Coast Region
1:20–1:40PM MDT
Wen-Chi Cheng (INL), Nahuel Guaita (INL), Maria A. Herrera Diaz (INL), Kathleen P. Sweeney (INL), L. Todd Knighton (INL)
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Dynamic Modeling of Latent Heat Thermal Battery
1:40–2:00PM MDT
Daniel Mikkelson (INL), Sunming Qin (INL), Jun Soo Yoo (INL)
Towards Net-Zero: Nuclear-Assisted Waste Biomass to Liquid Fuel in Eastern Idaho
2:00–2:20PM MDT
Grant Hawkes (INL), Kathleen Sweeney (INL)
Safety-Related Instrumentation and Control Pilot Project Briefing and Update
2:20–2:40PM MDT
Paul J. Hunton (INL), Mark Samselski (Constellation Energy)
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