Tweets about nuclear power, space, and related fields. All comments on my own head only. She/her
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I'm always working on about 10 things related to #astronuclear engineering, rotating habitats, and #futurism in general, but I'm severely limited in time due to the fact that I've got bills to pay. Consider helping me create more! patreon.com/beyondnerva
Awesome photos of KIWI-A!
H/t @MrBeamJockey
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Can you #SeeYourselfInNuclear? Stop by our booth at the @ans_org career fair tomorrow in Anaheim, California and learn more about our nuclear programs and career opportunities.
Learn more: bit.ly/3aZRYp8
A wonderful example of the sort of outreach the AEC and NASA did as part of the 60s and 70s astronuclear programs! SNAP 3 went to Brazil for an international science conference as well!
🚨💥 NEVRA Engine Model for 1968 Mexico Olympics 💥🚨
Was able to request and receive the original picture of the gleaming white 24 foot NEVRA model from the Nuclear Test Archives!
Ping: @wellerstein @NuclearAnthro @BeyondNerva
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On his birthday, we remember Pete Conrad, astronaut on Gemini 5 and 11, Apollo 12 moonwalker, and Skylab 2 Commander.
#peteconrad #moonwalker #skylab2 #space #spacehistory #mercuryprogramm #geminimission #apollo12 #moon #astronaut #documentary #searchingforskylab #space
Not just PhD... We're on year 5 of my wife's MS. A large part of the issues I gave is that she's the professional, I'm the (overly credentialed) hobbyist. We couldn't support ourselves in her school's hometown, do she can't even knock on the door and say "hey."
We're in limbo.
I don't even know when we're moving, or to what REGION of the country.
It's been like this for years.
All of this is bc edits + COVID + being a 4 hr drive from campus + lack of support... bc you can't make a living in Morgantown.
Academia sucks...
So... Neutron activated compliant mechanisms as baseline neutron control systems.
Realistic or not? On a theoretical level, and if you feel like spitballing ideas I'm all for it.
Related to a few ideas I've been mulling over for a future blog post
Looks like they haven't given up on the Brayton cycle yet... the changes in the thermal management architecture (again) tend to flow towards more practical.
I'm curious if the reactor geometry and fuel composition are the same, but at the same time I WOULDN'T be surprised.
It appears, the Zevs nuclear-electric space tug made some progress, before money got tight.
DETAILS, CONTEXT: russianspaceweb.com/tem.html…
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Oh this is gold @nuclearkatie @BeyondNerva
@nukeBEARD is one of those folks that's helped me a lot over the years with my understanding of astronuke systems. It's great to see him up on stage! Congratulations!
Our very own @nukeBEARD presenting Perspectives on Demonstration and Qualifications Plans for Human-Rated NTP Systems at #nets22.
If you're presenting at #NETS22 make sure to tag me in your posts to help spread the word!
Any prayers, papers, etc you're able to post would be awesome, too.
Lucas is an old friend of mine. I'm super excited for him!
This is potentially the second US reactor to fly, and the fact that it's a critical assembly is fascinating to me on many levels... but critical assemblies are fascinating to me for some reason. 1/
I finally have a project @AtomosSpace I can talk about. I'm working on space nuclear power, but we have a problem: too many people think it's impossible despite new regulations. So, we're going to launch a cheap critical assembly to prove it can be done: atomos.docsend.com/view/pcuk…
IMO, it's pathetic and problematic that a 100WTh short term reactor with an incredibly temperature sensitive moderator is cheaper to fly (admittedly on a VERY inexpensive rocket) than to test terrestrially.
What does this say for the terrestrial energy sector? Nothing good.
2/
It seems like @AtomosSpace is taking a similar position to @oklo - taking the first-mover burden to try and leverage that for better positioning and funding going forward. I wish @Vanessa_J_Clark and @RamblingWilliam the best in their efforts!
Good luck and eloquent delivery to everyone involved in NETS next week!
This is an incredible time for astronuke, and NETS has been at the center of that for 30 years now.
Can't wait to see what the week brings!
If you're there and tweeting, TAG ME PLEASE!!!
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We’ve been busy. Check out what we’ve been up to! …Atomos 2021 (and some of 2022) in Review: mailchi.mp/e016eaf4a190/atom…
"The decadal survey ranked the Neptune-Triton flagship lower than the Uranus mission due to trajectory constraints in the 2030s. The alignment of the planets make it easier for a spacecraft to launch toward Uranus in that decade."
Uh...
spaceflightnow.com/2022/04/1…
If you don't go nuclear, and bite the bullet on sanity a decade of costs, you get nothing much... but if you push forward (with an eye to programmatic failings) it's a HUGE step forward. This is what we WANT. We just can't have it - bc we aren't going nuclear.