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2026 Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
Standards Program
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Thea Energy releases preconceptual plans for Helios fusion power plant
Fusion technology company Thea Energy announced this week that it has completed the preconceptual design of its fusion power plant, called Helios. According to the company, Helios is “the first stellarator fusion power plant architecture that is realistic to build and operate with hardware that is available today, and that is tolerant to the rigors of manufacturing, construction, long-term operation, and maintenance of a commercial device.”
Technical Session|Sponsored by THD
Wednesday, June 19, 2024|10:00–11:45AM PDT|Jasmine F
Session Chair:
Drew M. Ryan (NNL)
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Thien Nguyen (ORNL)
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Slug Bubbles in a Seawater Loop During Natural Circulation Oscillation
10:00–10:20AM PDT
Howard Y.K. Li (City Univ. Hong Kong), Gong Chen (City Univ. Hong Kong), Chin Pan (City Univ. Hong Kong)
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A Test Facility for Experimental Investigation of Nucleate Boiling on an Inclined Surface
10:20–10:40AM PDT
Caleb Thompson (Penn State), Michael Riley (Penn State)
Parametric Study of Quenching Behavior of 316L Stainless Steel and ZIRLO Tubes in Simulated LOCA Reflood Conditions
10:40–11:00AM PDT
Nicolas Fox (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), WooHyun Jung (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Cole Dunbar (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Thomas Demo (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Kumar Sridharan (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Michael Corradini (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Hwasung Yeom (Pohang Univ. Science and Technology)
High Temperature Fiber Optic Temperature Sensor Performance
11:00–11:20AM PDT
Chris Balbier (Penn State), Scout Bucks (Penn State), Saya Lee (Penn State)
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