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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|9. Industry Applications and Supply Chain
Tuesday, June 2, 2026|10:15AM–12:00PM MDT|Tower D
Session Chair:
Lauren M. Garrison (Commonwealth Fusion Systems)
Alternate Chair:
Yuqiao Fan
Session Organizer:
Thomas Fuerst (INL)
Track Organizer:
Lane Carasik (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
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Results from Lawson Machine 26 – The Large-Scale Magnetized Target Fusion Demonstration
10:15–10:35AM MDT
Myles Hildebrand (General Fusion), Michel Laberge (General Fusion), Stephen Howard (General Fusion), Kelly Epp (General Fusion), Aaron Froese (General Fusion), Pat Carle (General Fusion), Meritt Reynolds (General Fusion), Dylan Brennan (General Fusion), Dave Plant (General Fusion)
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Century Phase 2: Results from 0.2 Hz Operations in Zap Energy’s Liquid Metal Cooled Repetitive Z-Pinch Device
10:35–10:55AM MDT
Clyde J. Beers (Zap Energy), Christopher Dion (Zap Energy), Brian Kelleher (Zap Energy), Vidya Nalajala (Zap Energy), Matthew Thompson (Zap Energy)
Demonstration of Continuous-Operation Laser Fusion Systems: Integrated Target Injection, Tracking, and Multi-Beam Illumination at 10 Hz
10:55–11:15AM MDT
Kazuki Matsuo (EX-Fusion), Takuya Sugimoto (EX-Fusion), Kazuhiro Agatsuma (EX-Fusion), Yoichiro Hironaka (EX-Fusion), Yoshitaka Mori (EX-Fusion), Max Monange (EX-Fusion)
An Outline of UKIFS’s Major Activities to Develop Confidence in the STEP Design and Advance Fusion Technologies
11:15–11:35AM MDT
Simon Harper (U.K. Industrial Fusion Solutions), Declan Stone (U.K. Industrial Fusion Solutions)