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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.
Nuclear Plant Instrumentation and Control & Human-Machine Interface Technology (NPIC&HMIT 2025)
Technical Session
Wednesday, June 18, 2025|10:00–11:45AM CDT|Chicago Ballroom E
Session Chair:
Rodney Busquim e Silva
Alternate Chair:
Xingang Zhao (UTK)
Session Organizer:
Hyun Gook Kang
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Development of an Integrated Small Modular Reactor Simulator for Cybersecurity and Capacity Building in Advanced Nuclear Technologies
10:00–10:20AM CDT
Rodney Busquim e Silva (IAEA), Michael T. Rowland (Sandia), David Allison (AIT Austrian Institute of Technology), Gustavo Berman (National Atomic Energy Commission), Paul Smith (Lancaster University), Ricardo Paulino Marques (University of Sao Paulo)
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OAPS System - Real Time Predictive System for Flexible Operation of Nuclear Plants
10:20–10:40AM CDT
Eric Corrieri (Framatome), Alain Grossetete (Framatome)
Development and Applications of APR1400 MMIS Virtualization Simulator for NPP
10:40–11:00AM CDT
Min-seok Kim (Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co.), Ho Sun Ryu (Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co.), Sungjin Lee (Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co.)
DPC - Digital Plant Companion; Transforming Use Cases for a Nuclear Specific Operating Support System
11:00–11:20AM CDT
Nico Schuster (Framatome), Wolfgang Krause (Framatome), Anna Engelbrecht (Framatome)
Proposing a Demographic Approach to Enhancing Evacuation Simulations (PRISM)
11:20–11:40AM CDT
Geon Kim (Kyung Hee Univ.), Minho Hwang (Kyung Hee Univ.), Sungmin Han (Kyung Hee Univ.), Joonseok Lim (Kyung Hee Univ.), Gyunyoung Heo (Kyung Hee Univ.)
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