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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|10. Special Sessions
Monday, June 1, 2026|3:15–5:00PM MDT|Grand Ballroom 2
Session Chair:
Yongqiang Wang (LANL)
Alternate Chair:
Matteo Barbarino (IAEA)
Track Organizer:
Lane B. Carasik (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
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IAEA Fusion Technology Development and Deployment Framework
3:15–3:35PM MDT
Ryan Wagner (IAEA)
Paper
Leveraging Public-Private Partnership for Fusion Workforce Development
3:35–3:55PM MDT
Yuqiao Fan (ORNL), Louise Ferris (ORNL), Monica Gehrig (ORNL), Rinkle Juneja (ORNL), Arnold Lumsdaine (ORNL)
Another World is Possible: Integrating Competition and Collaboration to Advance Fusion Critical Technologies
3:55–4:15PM MDT
Javier f. Serrano Martínez (Fusion for Energy)
Updated EPRI Fusion Owner-Operator Requirements to Inform Technology Commercialization and Deployment: Preliminary Results
4:15–4:35PM MDT
Diana Grandas (EPRI), Andrew G. Sowder (EPRI)
Looking Back to Move Forward: The Legacy of Compact, High-field Fusion Experiments in Anticipation of Public Perception of Fusion Machines
4:35–4:55PM MDT
Haley Williams (MIT), Bruno Coppi (MIT)