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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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Droughts, wildfires continue to impact power plants in Europe
The effects of this summer’s historic heatwave continue to be felt across Europe. Soaring temperatures and drought in the region have led to elevated river temperatures, low river levels, and wildfires, which have significantly impacted nuclear power plants across the continent.
France’s Electricité de France has reported elevated river temperatures which have forced production cuts, including recent cuts at Golfech, and nuclear power plants in Hungary, Romania, and the United Kingdom, have faced exceptional challenges in recent days.
Technology of Fusion Energy (TOFE 2026)
Technical Session|1. Fusion Pilot Plant Studies
Wednesday, June 3, 2026|10:00–11:45AM MDT|Grand Ballroom 2
Session Chair:
Yongqiang Wang
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FLAME for FIRE Laboratory for Accelerated Materials Evaluation
10:00–10:20AM MDT
Zach Hartwig (MIT)
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The Fusion Innovation Research Engine Integrated Materials Program to Accelerate Chamber Technologies (FIRE IMPACT)
10:20–10:40AM MDT
Steven J. Zinkle (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Sara E. Ferry (MIT), Tim Graening (ORNL)
Fuel Cycle FIRE Collaborative
10:40–11:00AM MDT
George K. Larsen (SRNL), Brenda Garcia-Diaz (SRNL)
Accelerating Fusion Blanket Development through Nuclear Testing (BNT)
11:00–11:20AM MDT
Pattrick Calderoni (INL), Chase N. Taylor (INL), Xiao-Ying Yu (ORNL), David Fischer (MIT), Thomas Fuerst (INL), David Weisberg (General Atomics)
Mitigating Risks from Abrupt Confinement Loss (MiRACL) FIRE Overview
11:20–11:40AM MDT
Nathaniel Ferraro (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory)
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