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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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Startup looks to commercialize inertial fusion energy
Another startup hoping to capitalize on progress the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has made in realizing inertial fusion energy has been launched. On August 27, San Francisco–based Inertia Enterprises, a private fusion power start-up, announced the formation of the company with the goal of commercializing fusion energy.
Technical Session|Sponsored by MSTD
Wednesday, June 19, 2024|8:00–9:45AM PDT|Banyan B
Session Chair:
Pierre-Clement Simon (INL)
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Jake R. Quincey (Oregon State)
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Designing Novel Metallic Fuels Systems Using Multi-Principal Element Alloys
8:00–8:40AM PDT
G.L. Beausoleil II (INL), J. Zelina (INL), T. Yao (INL), N. Woolstenhulme (INL), J. Zillenger (INL), B. Curnutt (INL), L. Hawkins (INL), A. Weiss (National Institute of Standards and Technology)
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Diffusion of Fission Product Lanthanides in HCP Zirconium via Vacancy-Mediated Transport
8:40–9:00AM PDT
Shehab Shousha (NCSU), Benjamin Beeler (NCSU), Larry Aagesen (INL), Boone Beausoleil (INL), Maria Okuniewski (Purdue Univ.)
Hydrided Zircaloy-4 Cladding Failure Criteria During Reactivity-Initiated Accidents
9:00–9:20AM PDT
Katheren R.B. Nantes (Penn State), Miaomiao Jin (Penn State), Arthur T. Motta (Penn State)
Multilayer Approach for Developing Ultra-Thin FCCI Barrier Coating
9:20–9:40AM PDT
Sumit Bhattacharya (ANL), Abdellatif M. Yacout (ANL)
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