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In early 2006, a start-up company launched a small rocket from a tiny island in the Pacific. It exploded, showering the island with debris. A year later, a second launch attempt sent a rocket to space but failed to make orbit, burning up in the atmosphere. Another year brought a third attempt—and a third failure. The following month, in September 2008, the company used the last of its funds to launch a fourth rocket. It reached orbit, making history as the first privately funded liquid-fueled rocket to do so.
Panel and Technical Session|Reactor Physics
Saturday, April 15, 2023|1:35–2:55PM EDT|Student Union 262C
Session Chair:
Rida Rahman (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Alternate Chair:
Harrison Huegen (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Session Organizer:
Lance M. Drouet (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
This session is sponsored by the ANS Reactor Physics Division.
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Expanded Transfer Function Approach for Predicting Cross Sections due to Thermal Hydraulic Variations with the Shift MG MC Code
1:35–1:55PM EDT
Bailey Painter (Georgia Tech), Vidor H. Lujan (Georgia Tech), Dan Kotlyar (Georgia Tech)
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Coupled Neutronics and Thermal Hydraulics Calculations for the MSRE Pump Startup and Coastdown Transients
1:55–2:15PM EDT
Mohamed H. Elhareef (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Zeyun Wu (Virginia Commonwealth Universirty)
24-month Cycle Transition and Optimization for a 4-Loop PWR Core
2:15–2:35PM EDT
Luke G. Shuler (NCSU), Matthew F. Nash (NCSU), Jendayi Brown (South Carolina State), Maximiliano J. Velasco (NCSU), Scott P. Palmtag (NCSU)
Preliminary Design of the Concept Thorium Uranium Low-Cost Hydrogen-Production Unit (CTHULHU)
2:35–2:55PM EDT
Narrie Loftus (Missouri Univ. Science and Technology), Kyle P. Chernich (Missouri Univ. Science and Technology)
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