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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|Chicago Ballroom H
Session Chair:
Magnhild Kaarstad
Alternate Chair:
Espen Nystad
Session Organizer:
Hyun Gook Kang
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Acquisition of Operator Skills Through Part-Scope Simulator Training
3:15–3:35PM CDT
S. Pakarinen (Finnish Institute of Occupational Health), J. Laarni (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland), H. Koskinen (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland), T. Passi (Finnish Institute of Occupational Health), M. Liinasuo (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland)
Paper
Implication of Crew Briefs on Crew Performance as Perceived by NPP Operators
3:35–3:55PM CDT
Magnhild Kaarstad (Institute for Energy technology), Rob McDonad (Institute for Energy technology), Daniel Odéen (Institute for Energy technology)
Augmented Reality for On-Site Human Factors Control Room Assessment
3:55–4:15PM CDT
Morten Gustavsen (Institute for Energy Technology), Michael N. Louka (Institute for Energy Technology)
University-based Nuclear Power Plant Simulators: Untapped Potential for Multiple Benefits
4:15–4:35PM CDT
Reece Moellenhoff (Colorado State), Riley Meadows (Colorado State), Vincent Philip Paglioni (Colorado State)
Assessing Measures of Human Performance in the Nuclear Control Room
4:35–4:55PM CDT
Davide Gentile (University of Toronto), Yaowei Liang (University of Toronto), Greg A. Jamieson (University of Toronto)