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Jeff Place on INPO’s strategy for industry growth
As executive vice president for industry strategy at the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations, Jeff Place leads INPO’s industry-facing work, engaging directly with chief nuclear officers.
Technical Session|Sponsored by ANSTD
Wednesday, November 20, 2024|8:00–9:45AM EST|Biscayne 2
Session Chair:
Jeffrey C. King
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Richard H. Howard
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Ensuring Mission Success -- Space Fission Reactor Systems
8:00–8:20AM EST
Brandon Mead (BWXT Advanced Technologies), Neil Herman (BWXT Advanced Technologies), Grant Davis (BWXT Advanced Technologies), Anthony Case (BWXT Advanced Technologies)
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MCNP/NJOY Silicon Damage Function Synthesis and 1 MeV Equivalent Test Fluence Optimization
8:20–8:40AM EST
Joseph Johnson (Univ. Utah), Taylor Kimball (Univ. Utah), Glenn E. Sjoden (Univ. Utah)
Impact of SiO2 Cross Sections on Asteroid Deflection
8:40–9:00AM EST
Martin Schulc (Research Centre Rez), Tomas Czakoj (Research Centre Rez), Alena Krechlerova (Research Centre Rez), Zdenek Matej (Masaryk Univ.), Michal Kostal (Research Centre Rez)
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