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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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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 THD
Wednesday, June 18, 2025|1:00–2:45PM CDT|Chicago Ballroom A
Session Chair:
Drew Ryan (NNL)
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Optical and Neutron Imaging Measurements of Gas Bubble Rise Velocity in Molten Salt
1:00–1:20PM CDT
Daniel Orea (ORNL), Kevin R. Robb (ORNL), Joanna McFarlane (ORNL), James Torres (ORNL), Yuxuan Zhang (ORNL), Molly Ross (Purdue Univ.)
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Bubble Injector for Molten Salt Surrogate Fluid
1:20–1:40PM CDT
Courts H. Breeden (Virginia Polyechnic Inst & State University), Yang Liu (Virginia Tech)
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Analyzing Two-phase Frictional Pressure Losses in Horizontal and Vertical Straight Pipes
1:40–2:00PM CDT
Alicja Stoppel (Purdue Univ.), Zhengting Quan (Purdue Univ.), Adam J. Dix (Purdue Univ.), Seungjin Kim (Purdue Univ.)
Exploratory Experiments for Local Parameter Variations in Inclined Two-phase Flows
2:00–2:20PM CDT
Adam J. Dix (Purdue Univ.), David H. Kang (Purdue Univ.), Alicja Stoppel (Purdue Univ.), Seungjin Kim (Purdue Univ.)
Experimental Study of Upward Annular Two-Phase Flow
2:20–2:40PM CDT
Peter Iascone (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Shanbin Shi (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Yang Liu (Virginia Tech)
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