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Volume 207

Number 6

Table of Contents
Foreword: Selected papers from the 2020 Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space Topical Meeting (NETS 2020)(Robert Wham, Richard Howard)

A Concept Study on Advanced Radioisotope Solid Solutions and Mixed-Oxide Fuel Forms for Future Space Nuclear Power Systems

Richard M. Ambrosi, Daniel P. Kramer, Emily Jane Watkinson, Ramy Mesalam, Alessandra Barco

Nuclear Technology / Volume 207 / Number 6 / June 2021 / Pages 773-781

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.1080/00295450.2021.1888616

Empirical Analysis of the Multi-Mission Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator Qualification Unit Operated at a Low Thermal Inventory with Potential for Improved End-of-Life Power

Christofer E. Whiting

Nuclear Technology / Volume 207 / Number 6 / June 2021 / Pages 782-789

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.1080/00295450.2020.1831874

Development of Engineering Qualification Model of a Small ETG for a Launch Environmental Test

Jintae Hong, Kwang-Jae Son, Jong-Bum Kim, Jin-Joo Kim

Nuclear Technology / Volume 207 / Number 6 / June 2021 / Pages 790-800

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.1080/00295450.2020.1832417

Development of a Novel Miniature Power Converter for Low-Power Radioisotope Heat Sources: Numerical and Experimental Results

Francisco I. Valentín, Gregory Daines

Nuclear Technology / Volume 207 / Number 6 / June 2021 / Pages 801-814

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.1080/00295450.2020.1826271

Fabrication of UN-Mo CERMET Nuclear Fuel Using Advanced Manufacturing Techniques

Alicia M. Raftery, Rachel L. Seibert, Daniel R. Brown, Michael P. Trammell, Andrew T. Nelson, Kurt A. Terrani

Nuclear Technology / Volume 207 / Number 6 / June 2021 / Pages 815-824

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.1080/00295450.2020.1823187

Toward an In-Depth Material Model for Cermet Nuclear Thermal Rocket Fuel Elements

William C. Tucker, Piyas Chowdhury, Lauren J. Abbott, Justin B. Haskins

Nuclear Technology / Volume 207 / Number 6 / June 2021 / Pages 825-835

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.1080/00295450.2020.1850162

Trade-Offs Between Space Nuclear Systems Fueled with Highly Enriched Uranium and Low-Enriched Uranium

Bhavya Lal, Jericho Locke

Nuclear Technology / Volume 207 / Number 6 / June 2021 / Pages 836-843

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.1080/00295450.2020.1847565

Considerations for Implementing Presidential Memorandum-20 Guidelines for Nuclear Safety Launch Authorization for Future Civil Space Missions

Yale Chang

Nuclear Technology / Volume 207 / Number 6 / June 2021 / Pages 844-850

Technical Note / dx.doi.org/10.1080/00295450.2020.1855946

Operational Considerations for Space Fission Power and Propulsion Platforms

Andrew C. Klein, Allen Camp, Patrick McClure, Susan Voss, Elan Borenstein, Paul VanDamme

Nuclear Technology / Volume 207 / Number 6 / June 2021 / Pages 851-859

Technical Note / dx.doi.org/10.1080/00295450.2020.1843350

Stay Cool—Alternatives for Long-Term Storage of Large Quantities of Liquid Hydrogen on a Mars Transfer Vehicle

Nicholas A. Morris, L. Dale Thomas, D. Keith Hollingsworth

Nuclear Technology / Volume 207 / Number 6 / June 2021 / Pages 860-865

Technical Note / dx.doi.org/10.1080/00295450.2020.1819157

Novel Deep Space Nuclear Electric Propulsion Spacecraft

Troy Howe, Steve Howe, Jack Miller

Nuclear Technology / Volume 207 / Number 6 / June 2021 / Pages 866-875

Technical Note / dx.doi.org/10.1080/00295450.2020.1832814

Space Nuclear Power and Propulsion at USNC-Tech

Paolo Venneri, Michael Eades

Nuclear Technology / Volume 207 / Number 6 / June 2021 / Pages 876-881

Technical Summary / dx.doi.org/10.1080/00295450.2021.1895662

Space Nuclear Propulsion Fuel and Moderator Development Plan Conceptual Testing Reference Design

Jeremy L. Gustafson

Nuclear Technology / Volume 207 / Number 6 / June 2021 / Pages 882-884

Technical Summary / dx.doi.org/10.1080/00295450.2021.1890991