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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|Panel
Tuesday, June 17, 2025|3:15–5:15PM CDT|Clark
Session Chair:
Nelly Ngoy Kubelwa
Alternate Chair:
Yun Goo Kim
Session Organizer:
Hyun Gook Kang
The Agency established an international Network on Innovation to Support Operating Plants (ISOP) for increasing collaboration and experience sharing in the field of innovation for the nuclear industry. It also aims to support innovation deployment within the nuclear industry. The scope of the network activities includes all types of innovations that could serve the purpose of the nuclear industry sustainability. It should include activities related to technologies, processes, frameworks including regulatory aspects and collaboration, culture & leadership. The panel discussion will focus on the ISOP philosophy and related working groups, recent projects, achievements and future plans in, among others: o Robotics and drones; o Artificial intelligence; o Advanced manufacturing; o Regulatory considerations; o Cybersecurity; o Advanced I&C. Please note that some videos from IAEA ISOP awards programme will be broadcasted.
Yun Kim
IAEA
Rodney Silva
Salim Bouzidi
CNL
Agnieszka Czeszumska
EPRI