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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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General Atomics announces breeding blanket test facility
General Atomics announced it is developing design concepts in collaboration with the Department of Energy for the Fusion Blanket Component Test Facility (BCTF), which will test full-scale breeding blankets.
“No one has tested a fusion blanket at this scale. While there are more research and development challenges ahead, a BCTF brings us closer to turning fusion from proven science into practical, sustainable power,” said Anantha Krishnan, senior vice president of the General Atomics Energy Group.
Technical Session|Sponsored by MSTD
Monday, June 16, 2025|3:15–5:00PM CDT|Michigan/Michigan State
Session Chair:
Haiyan N. Zhao
Alternate Chair:
Jake R. Quincey
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Preliminary Study for Cr-coating Effect on Burst Behavior under Simulated LOCA Conditions
3:15–3:35PM CDT
Samuel Benda (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Thomas Demo (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Kumar Sridharan (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Hwasung Yeom (Pohang Univ. of Science and Technology), WooHyun Jung (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison)
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Microstructural Evolution of Cr-coated Zr-alloy Using Different Concentrations of Deep Eutectic Solvent: A Detailed Microscopic and Spectroscopic Analyses
3:35–3:55PM CDT
Ghadeer H. Mohamed (Khalifa Univ.), Karuppasamy Karuppasamy (Khalifa Univ.), Saeed A. Ameri (Khalifa Univ.), Akram AlFantazi (Khalifa Univ.)
Preliminary Study on Hoop Tensile Properties of Cr-coated SiC-SiCf Composite Cladding
3:55–4:15PM CDT
Dong Il Shim (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Kumar Sridharan (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Hwasung Yeom (Pohang Univ. Science and Technology), Sarah Oswald (General Atomics), Christian Deck (General Atomics), Woo H. Jung (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison)
Analysis of the Time Available in TLFW Sequences in PWR NPPs with ATF
4:15–4:35PM CDT
David Canal (Univ. Politécnica de Madrid), Cesar Queral (Univ. Politécnica de Madrid), Emilio Castro (Univ. Politécnica de Madrid), Jorge Sanchez-Torrijos (NFQ Advisory Services)
Initial Investigation of Tensile C-Ring Pull Test for SiC/SiC Composite Cladding
4:35–4:55PM CDT
Spencer T. Doran (Oregon State), Joel Kosmatka (General Atomics), David M. Frazer (General Atomics), Tianyi Chen (Oregon State)