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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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DOE approves Xcimer’s laser fusion power plant design
The Department of Energy has approved Xcimer Energy's Athena fusion power plant preconceptual technical design. With this milestone achieved, the Denver, Colo.-based company is now moving forward with its plans to develop economical laser inertial confinement fusion using two beamlines, gas laser technology, and a molten salt fusion chamber.
The National Ignition Facility at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory demonstrated net energy gain from inertial confinement fusion in 2022 using solid-state glass lasers and 192 beamlines.
Technical Session|Sponsored by ETWDD
Tuesday, June 17, 2025|3:15–5:00PM CDT|Great America 1/2
Session Chair:
Stylianos Chatzidakis
Alternate Chair:
Justin Watson (Univ. Florida)
Session Organizer:
Kyle C. Hartig
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Enhancing Radiation Glovebox Training with Coupled Immersive Technology and Real-Time Dose Estimates
3:15–3:35PM CDT
Scott Greenwood (ORNL), Dane d. Wet (ORNL), Noel Nelson (ORNL), Laura Harris (ORNL), Greg Westphal (ORNL)
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A New NCSP Nuclear Criticality Safety Training and Pipeline Program
3:35–3:55PM CDT
Walid A. Metwally (ORNL), Steven R. Biegalski (Georgia Tech), Pavel V. Tsvetkov (TAMU), Douglas G. Bowen (ORNL), Alex Lang (ORNL)
Knowledge Transfer Program for International Nuclear Safeguards
3:55–4:15PM CDT
Anna Hall (INL), Mark Schanfein (INL)
An Interactive Virtual Radioisotope Processing Facility
4:15–4:35PM CDT
Scott Greenwood (ORNL), Mario Naranjo (ORNL), Will Kirkland (ORNL), Brent Beatty (ORNL)
RENEWS: A Graphical User Interface Program for Nuclear Power Industry Projection
4:35–4:55PM CDT
Saman Marandi (Univ. Maryland), Ziyue Liu (Univ. Maryland), Mohammad Modarres (Univ. Maryland), Michelle Bensi (Univ. Maryland)