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Available online at https://nets2021.ornl.gov Table of Contents Table of Contents .................................................................................................................................................... 1 Thanks to the NETS2021 Sponsors! ...................................................................................................................... 2 Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space 2021 – Schedule at a Glance ................................................. 3 Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space 2021 – Technical Sessions and Panels By Track ............... 6 Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space 2021 – Lightning Talk Final Program ................................... 8 Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space 2021 – Track 1 Final Program ............................................. 11 Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space 2021 – Track 2 Final Program ............................................. 14 Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space 2021 – Track 3 Final Program ............................................. 18 Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space 2021 – Track 4 Final Program ............................................. 19 Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space 2021 –Full Proceedings Abstract Summary ...................... 20 Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space 2021 – Lightning Talk Abstracts ......................................... 33 1 https://nets2021.ornl.gov/ Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space Sponsored by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, April 26th-30th, 2021. Available online at https://nets2021.ornl.gov Thanks to the NETS2021 Sponsors! KRUSTY level sponsorship ($2,000): BWX Technologies, Inc. Aerojet Rocketdyne HukariAscendent, Inc. Astronaut level sponsorship ($1,500): Center for Space Nuclear Research Universities Space Research Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation-TECH Association Rover level sponsorship ($1,000): University of Tennessee Knoxville Department of Nuclear Engineering Exhibitor level sponsorship ($500): Y-12 National Nevada National Navarro Research and Security Complex Security Site Engineering, Inc. 2 https://nets2021.ornl.gov/ Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space Sponsored by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, April 26th-30th, 2021. Available online at https://nets2021.ornl.gov Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space 2021 – Schedule at a Glance SUNDAY, APRIL 25 NETS 2021 "Registration and Check In" Plenary 4:00 - 6:30 PM ET Gathertown NETS Virtual Hall and Track Rooms open for presenter practice, Conference Hall NETS Help Desk Open NETS Student Professional Development Event 5:00 - 6:30 PM ET Gathertown Student Lounge MONDAY, APRIL 26 Conference Registration and NETS Help Desk 8:00 – 10:00 AM ET Gathertown NETS Virtual Open Conference Hall Opening Plenary 10:00 - 10:45 AM ET Gathertown Plenary Hall Balendra Sutharshan (ORNL), Matthew Mench, (UTK), Craig Piercy (ANS) Keynote address: Sen. Blackburn and Rep. 10:45 - 11:30 AM ET Gathertown Plenary Hall Fleischman Break 11:30 - 11:45 AM ET Lightning Talks 11:45 AM - 12:30 PM ET Technical Session Rooms Break 12:15 - 12:30 PM ET Track 4 panel - Technology Challenges 12:30 - 1:30 PM ET Track 4 Technical Session Room Lunch on your own 12:30 - 1:30 PM ET Technical Sessions 1:30 - 3:15 PM ET Technical Session Rooms Break 3:15 - 3:30 PM ET Technical Sessions 3:30 - 5:00 PM ET Technical Session Rooms Track 2&3 panel - Industry Perspectives on Space 3:30 - 4:30 PM ET Track 3 Technical Session Reactor Development Room TUESDAY, APRIL 27 Conference Registration and NETS Help Desk 8:00 – 10:00 AM ET Gathertown NETS Virtual Open Conference Hall Darryl Gaines (Commercial Lunar Payload 10:00 - 10:45 AM ET Gathertown Plenary Hall Services) Tracey Bishop (DOE) and June Zakrajsek (NASA) 10:45 - 11:30 AM ET Gathertown Plenary Hall Powering the Next Generation of Space Exploration) 3 https://nets2021.ornl.gov/ Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space Sponsored by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, April 26th-30th, 2021. Available online at https://nets2021.ornl.gov Break 11:30 - 11:45 AM ET Lightning Talks 11:45 AM - 12:30 PM ET Technical Session Rooms Distinguished Speaker: Tim Tinsley (Updates from 12:30 - 1:30 PM ET Gathertown Plenary Hall the UK National Laboratory) Lunch on your own 12:30 - 1:30 PM ET Technical Sessions 1:30 - 3:15 PM ET Technical Session Rooms Break 3:15 - 3:30 PM ET Technical Sessions 3:30 - 5:00 PM ET Technical Session Rooms Track 2&3 panel - National Academy of Sciences, 3:30 - 4:30 PM ET Track 2 Technical Session Engineering, and Medicine on Nuclear Propulsion Room for Crewed Mars Missions WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28 Conference Registration and NETS Help Desk 8:00 – 10:00 AM ET Gathertown NETS Virtual Open Conference Hall Aaron Miles (Office of Science and Technology 10:00 - 10:45 AM ET Gathertown Plenary Hall Policy) Jeffery Merrifield (Advanced reactors) 10:45 - 11:30 AM ET Gathertown Plenary Hall Break 11:30 - 11:45 AM ET Lightning Talks 11:45 AM - 12:30 PM ET Technical Session Rooms Lunch on your own 12:30 - 1:30 PM ET Technical Sessions 1:30 - 3:15 PM ET Technical Session Rooms Break 3:15 - 3:30 PM ET Technical Sessions 3:30 - 5:00 PM ET Technical Session Rooms Track 3 panel - Update on Launch Approval 3:30 - 4:30 PM ET Track 3 Technical Session Room THURSDAY, APRIL 29 Conference Registration and NETS Help Desk 8:00 – 10:00 AM ET Gathertown NETS Virtual Open Conference Hall Keynote address: Ralph Lorenz (Overview of the 10:00 - 10:45 AM ET Gathertown Plenary Hall Dragonfly Mission) Keynote address: Ralph McNutt (Concepts for an 10:45 - 11:30 AM ET Gathertown Plenary Hall Interstellar Probe) Break 11:30 - 11:45 AM ET Lightning Talks 11:45 AM - 12:30 PM ET Technical Session Rooms Lunch on your own 12:30-1:00 ET 4 https://nets2021.ornl.gov/ Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space Sponsored by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, April 26th-30th, 2021. Available online at https://nets2021.ornl.gov Distinguished Speaker: Jon Neuhoff, The 1:00 - 1:30 PM ET Gathertown Plenary Hall Department of Energy Isotope Program Technical Sessions 1:30 - 3:15 PM ET Technical Session Rooms Break 3:15 - 3:30 PM ET Technical Sessions 3:30 - 4:30 PM ET Technical Session Rooms Track 1 panel - How Thermoelectric and Dynamic 3:30 - 4:30 PM ET Track 1 Technical Session RPS can enable solar system discoveries in the Room next 20 years Closing Announcements and Awards 4:30 - 5:30 PM ET Gathertown Plenary Hall 5 https://nets2021.ornl.gov/ Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space Sponsored by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, April 26th-30th, 2021. Available online at https://nets2021.ornl.gov Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space 2021 – Technical Sessions and Panels By Track Sessions Date Time Location Lightning Talks Lightning Talk Session I.A Apr 26 11:45 AM – 12:15 PM ET Track 4 Room Lightning Talk Session I.B Apr 26 11:45 AM – 12:15 PM ET Track 3 Room Lightning Talk Session II.A Apr 27 11:45 AM – 12:15 PM ET Track 1 Room Lightning Talk Session II.B Apr 27 11:45 AM – 12:15 PM ET Track 2 Room Lightning Talk Session III Apr 28 11:45 AM – 12:15 PM ET Track 2 Room Lightning Talk Session IV.A Apr 29 11:45 AM – 12:15 PM ET Track 1 Room Lightning Talk Session IV.B Apr 29 11:45 AM – 12:15 PM ET Track 4 Room Track 1: Radioisotopes and Power Conversion Systems RPS Fuels and Constant Rate Production Apr 26 1:30 – 3:15 PM ET Track 1 Room Target and Fuel Production Apr 26 3:30 – 5:00 PM ET Track 1 Room European Radioisotope Power Systems Development Apr 27 1:30 – 3:15 PM ET Track 1 Room Thermoelectric Technology Development Apr 27 3:30 – 5:00 PM ET Track 1 Room Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generators Apr 28 1:30 – 3:15 PM ET Track 1 Room Mission & Power Conversion Apr 28 3:30 – 5:00 PM ET Track 1 Room Dynamic Power Conversion Apr 29 1:30 – 3:15 PM ET Track 1 Room Panel: “How Thermoelectric and Dynamic RPS can Apr 29 3:30 – 4:30 PM ET Track 1 Room enable solar system discoveries in the next 20 years” Track 2: Nuclear Fission Power and Propulsion Space Fission Power I Apr 26 1:30 – 3:15 PM ET Track 2 Room Nuclear Propulsion I Apr 26 1:30 – 3:15 PM ET Track 3 Room Joint Panel: “Industry Perspectives on Space Reactor 3:30 – 4:30 PM ET Track 3 Room Development” Apr 26 Space Reactor Analysis and Testing I Apr 27 1:30 – 3:15 PM ET Track 2 Room Nuclear Propulsion II Apr 27 1:30 – 3:15 PM ET Track 4 Room Joint Panel: “National Academy of Sciences, Apr 27 3:30 – 4:30 PM ET Track 2 Room Engineering, and Medicine on Nuclear Propulsion for Crewed Mars Missions” Nuclear Propulsion III Apr 28 1:30 – 3:15 PM ET Track 2 Room Space Fission Power II Apr 28 3:30 – 5:00 PM ET Track 2 Room Space Reactor Fuels and Materials Apr 29 1:30 – 3:15 PM ET Track 2 Room 6 https://nets2021.ornl.gov/ Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space Sponsored by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, April 26th-30th, 2021. Available online at https://nets2021.ornl.gov Space Reactor Analysis and Testing II Apr 29 3:30 – 5:00 PM ET Track 2 Room Track 3: Mission Concepts and Policy for Nuclear Space Systems Joint Panel: “Industry Perspectives on Space Reactor 3:30 – 4:30 PM ET