Technical Tracks and Sessions

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Track I: Current Space Architectures and Missions

Track Chairs:    Leonard Dudzinkski, NASA-HQ; Dr. Mike G Houts, NASA-MSFC

Session Topics:

1. Space Science and Exploration Missions

2. Industrial Programs
3. Defense Architectures
4. Spacecraft Concepts and Design
5. Lunar and Planetary Surface Concepts
6. Mission Analysis and Validation Missions
7. Space Policy and Procedures
   

Track II: Present Enabling Capabilities

Track Chairs:     John A Hamley, NASA-GRC; Alice Caponiti, DOE-NE

Session Topics:

1. Plutonium-238 Production

2. Radioisotope Power Systems
3. Power Conversion Systems and Components
4. Supporting Technologies (inc. Heating Rejection and Power Management and Distribution)
5. Space and Radiation Environment and Protection

Track III: Near-Term Nuclear Technologies

Track Chairs:     Dr. Andrew C Klein, Oregon State University; T. Jay Harrison, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Session Topics:

1. Reactor Shield Design
2. Reactor Simulation
3. Fuels Development
4. Materials and Radiation Testing
5. Alternative Radioisotope Systems and Applications
6. Systems Integration
7. Tools and Modeling
8. Testing and Validation

Track IV: Augmenting Nuclear Capabilities

Track Chairs:    Dr. Jeffrey King, Colorado School of Mines; Dr. Stanley K. Borowski, NASA-GRC

Session Topics:

1. Advanced Reactor Concepts
2. Advanced Fuels and Materials
3. Hybrid Nuclear Systems
4. Enhanced Computational Methods
5. Improved Radioisotopic Power System Design
6. Nuclear Enabled In-Situ Resource Utilization
   

Track V: Innovative and Advanced Technologies

Track Chairs:    Dr. John H. Scott, NASA-JSC; Dr. Steve D. Howe, Center for Space Nuclear Research

Session Topics:

1. Low Alpha Multi-Megawatt Power Systems

2. Fusion Systems
3. Non-Traditional Methods
4. Novel Mission Design