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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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LLNL, Ampera partner to develop thorium-based TRISO fuel
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has formed a strategic partnership with Ampera to develop the company’s nuclear fuel concept through a project named THUNDER, for Thorium Unimodal Droplet Ejection for Reactors.
The focus of THUNDER is fabricating TRISO made with kernels of thorium rather than the usual uranium. LLNL and Ampera will evaluate and optimize liquid metal–jetting technology to produce highly uniform, spherical kernels of thorium-232 for later processing into TRISO fuel.
Technical Session|Panel|Sponsored by NCSD
Wednesday, June 18, 2025|8:00–9:45AM CDT|Armitage
Session Chair:
Doug Bowen
Alternate Chair:
Douglas G. Bowen
Session Organizer:
Michael Fendler
This Panel will help inform the NCS community of recent changes to the ANS Series 8 Standards. In particular, the recent revision to 8.3 and 8.12 will be explored. Intended panelists include members of the standards subcommittees as well as practitioners using these standards.
