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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 Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022)
Technical Session
Wednesday, June 15, 2022|8:00–9:45AM PDT|El Capitan A
Session Chairs:
Kermit A. Bunde (DOE-ID)
Shauntay Coleman (LLNL)
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Update of the Nuclear Criticality Slide Rule: Review of the Estimation of the Number of Fissions
Matthieu Duluc (IRSN), Johann Herth (IRSN), Tristan Adatte (IRSN), David P. Heinrichs (LLNL), Soon Kim (LLNL), Doug Bowen (ORNL), Cihangir Celik (ORNL), Mathieu Dupont (ORNL)
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Update of the Nuclear Criticality Slide Rule Calculations: Plutonium Systems – Delayed Fission Gamma
Johann Herth (IRSN), Matthieu Duluc (IRSN), Tristan Adatte (IRSN), Dave Heinrichs (LLNL), Soon Kim (LLNL), Doug Bowen (ORNL), Cihangir Celik (ORNL), Mathieu Dupont (ORNL)
CAAS Replacement in Enduring Facilities
Timothy Jackson (Y-12 National Security Complex), James Yugo (Y-12 National Security Complex), Jeff Goodman (Y-12 National Security Complex), Chris Haught (Y-12 National Security Complex)
Pressurized Gases as Neutron Reflectors
Trevor Stewart (LANL), Ning Zhang (LANL)
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