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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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LANL’s ZiaCore microreactor reaches criticality
Last week, Los Alamos National Laboratory announced that its ZiaCore microreactor was brought to zero-power criticality at high temperatures in April through May of this year during four weeks of experiments on the Deimos testbed at the National Criticality Experiments Research Center (NCERC).
Technical Session|Panel|Sponsored by THD
Tuesday, June 17, 2025|1:00–2:45PM CDT|Chicago Ballroom A
Session Chair:
Jon D. McWhirter
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Bao-Wen Yang
This panel will bring together experts from industry, national laboratories, and academia to discuss their organizations' efforts in advancing various reactor technologies, including liquid metal-cooled, molten salt-cooled, molten salt-fueled, water-cooled, and helium-cooled designs. A key focus of the discussion will be the critical role of testing in validation and development efforts.
Robby Kile
INL
Hitesh Bindra
Purdue Univ.
Kevin Robb
ORNL
Selim Kuran
TerraPower
Kyoung-Ho Kang
KAERI