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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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DOE approves Xcimer’s laser fusion power plant design
The Department of Energy has approved Xcimer Energy's Athena fusion power plant preconceptual technical design. With this milestone achieved, the Denver, Colo.-based company is now moving forward with its plans to develop economical laser inertial confinement fusion using two beamlines, gas laser technology, and a molten salt fusion chamber.
The National Ignition Facility at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory demonstrated net energy gain from inertial confinement fusion in 2022 using solid-state glass lasers and 192 beamlines.
Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting (NCSD 2022)
Technical Session
Tuesday, June 14, 2022|1:00–2:45PM PDT|Laguna A
Session Chairs:
Dale B. Lancaster
Olivier Ravat (Orano Melox)
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UF6 Cylinder Handling, Storage, and Transport at 8% Enrichment
James Banfield (Global Nuclear Fuel), Lon Paulson (Global Nuclear Fuel), Qi Ao (Boston Government Services)
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Recent Assessments of Existing Transportation Packages for Use with HALEU Material
W.J. Marshall (ORNL), A. Lang (ORNL), E.M. Saylor (ORNL), R.A. Hall (EPRI)
Criticality Safety Implications of Extended-Enrichment and Accident-Tolerant Fuel for Fresh Fuel Storage
A.M. Shaw (ORNL), J.B. Clarity (ORNL)
Burnup Credit for PWR Spent Fuel Pools with High Enriched/High Burnup Fuel
Dale Lancaster (NuclearConsultants.com), Charles T. Rombough (CTR Technical Services)