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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
Standards Program
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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 OPD
Tuesday, June 17, 2025|10:00–11:45AM CDT|State
Session Chair:
Hitesh Bindra (Purdue Univ.)
Alternate Chair:
Ahmed Abdelhameed (ANL)
Session Organizer:
William N. Mann
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The Safety Classification and Engineering Design Rule of the APR1000
10:00–10:20AM CDT
Jiyong Oh (KHNP), Wook-Cheol Seol (KHNP)
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Core Operation Strategies for Soluble Boron-Free and Integral-Type Small Modular Reactor
10:20–10:40AM CDT
Daehee Hwang (Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Co., Ltd.), Seo-jeong Lee (Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Co.), Hwan-soo Lee (Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Co.)
Altering Core Average Temperature with Steam Generator Inlet Temperature Control for SMR with Negative Moderator Temperature Coefficient
10:40–11:00AM CDT
Gyudong Kim (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology), Takhyun Chun (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology), Jeong I. Lee (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)
Impact of Chromium-Coated Cladding and Power Uprates on a BWR Station Blackout
11:00–11:20AM CDT
Charles F. Erickson (University of Wisconsin - Madison), Mohammad A. Allaf (University of Wisconsin - Madison), Juliana Pacheco Duarte (University of Wisconsin - Madison)
Assessing Computer-Based Procedures for Enhanced Operations at the NRIC DOME Test Bed
11:20–11:40AM CDT
Thomas Folk (Idaho National Laboratory - National Reactor Innovation Center), Thomas A. Ulrich (INL), Landon W. Hillyard (U.S. Navy), Peter Suyderhoud (INL), Bradley Tomer (INL)
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