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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.
Nuclear Plant Instrumentation and Control & Human-Machine Interface Technology (NPIC&HMIT 2025)
Technical Session
Wednesday, June 18, 2025|3:15–5:15PM CDT|Miami/Scottsdale
Session Chair:
Ge Yang
Alternate Chair:
Shoaib Usman
Session Organizer:
Hyun Gook Kang
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Lessons Learned in Advancing Technology and Supply Chain in Neutron Monitoring Systems
3:15–3:35PM CDT
Tighe Smith (Paragon Energy Solutions), Chris Harrington (Paragon Energy Solutions), Chad Michaelis (Paragon Energy Solutions), Clark Artaud (Paragon Energy Solutions), Daniel Schreiner (Reuter Stokes), Edward L. Quinn (Paragon Energy Solutions)
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In-Rod Sensor System Irradiation Test Results with Segmented Fuel Assembly
3:35–3:55PM CDT
Jorge V. Carvajal (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Shawn C. Stafford (Westinghouse Electric Co), Paul M. Sirianni (Westinghouse Electric Co), Jeffrey L. Arndt (Westinghouse Electric Co), Emre Tatli (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Jeffrey A. Geuther (Penn State), Daniel Beck (Penn State)
Standardization of Silicon Carbide Passive Temperature Monitors for In-Core Irradiation Experiments
3:55–4:15PM CDT
Padhraic L. Mulligan (ORNL), Anne A. Campbell (ORNL), Malwina Wilding (INL)
Understanding Gallium Oxide's Response to Irradiation for Advanced Nuclear Sensors Applications
4:15–4:35PM CDT
Lucia R. Gomez-Hurtado (NCSU), Chris McRobie (NCSU), Shams Noor (NCSU), Ge Yang (NCSU)
Characterization Test Data from a Wide Range Fission Chamber Operating at Very High Temperature
4:35–4:55PM CDT
Chris Laidler (Ultra Energy), Jefferson Ridgway (Ultra Energy), Bradley Campbell (Ultra Energy), Valentine Farcot (Ultra Energy), Tom Goudy (Ultra Energy), Izaak Watson (Ultra Energy), Heather Shave (Ultra Energy)
Experimental and Simulation Study of Torsional Ultrasonic Waveguide Sensors for Liquid Level Measurement
4:55–5:15PM CDT
Bibo Zhong (INL), Austin Collins (Univ. Michigan), Joshua Daw (INL), Sacit M. Cetiner (INL), David Holcomb (INL)