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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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First commercial nuclear satellite launched on SpaceX mission
On July 7, SpaceX launched Transporter-17, a smallsat rideshare mission containing 81 payloads. One of the payloads was the Betavoltaic Orbital High-Reliability (BOHR) satellite developed by City Labs.
According to the company, BOHR is “the world’s first commercial nuclear-powered satellite and first nuclear CubeSat.” The spacecraft also broke new ground in the regulatory process for launch approval for commercial nuclear projects.
Technology of Fusion Energy (TOFE)
Technical Session
Wednesday, June 15, 2022|8:00–9:45AM PDT|Huntington B/C
Session Chair:
Thomas Fuerst (INL)
Alternate Chair:
Leigh Winfrey
Session Organizer:
Lauren M. Garrison (ORNL)
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Corrosion Behavior of SiC and Aluminized F82H in Flowing PbLi
Marie Romedenne (ORNL), Bruce A. Pint (ORNL), Ying Zhang (Tennessee Technological Univ.)
Presented by Dino Sulejmanovic (ORNL)
Paper
Towards a Fundamental Understanding of Transmutation Effects in US-Developed Nanophased Fusion Relevant Steels
Kevin G. Field (ORNL), Theresa Mary Green (Univ. Michigan), Robert B. Renfrow (Univ. Michigan), Weicheng Zhong (ORNL), Tim Graening (ORNL), Priyam V. Patki (Purdue), Weiying Chen (ANL), Niyanth Sridharan (ORNL), Lizhen Tan (ORNL), Ying Yang (ORNL)
Microstructure and Thermal Stability Analysis of a Novel Transition Layer Joining of Tungsten and Reduced Activation Ferritic Martensitic Steel
Ishtiaque Robin (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Tim Graening (ORNL), Ying Yang (ORNL), Yutai Katoh (ORNL), Steven J. Zinkle (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Electrodeposition of Functionally-Graded Brazing Interlayers for Enhanced Joint Strength between Plasma-Facing Materials and Heatsinks
Katherine Lee (Faraday Technology), Holly Garich (Faraday Technology), Stephen Snyder (Faraday Technology), Brian Skinn (Faraday Technology)
Evaluation of Candidate High-Performance Composite Radiation Shields for Fusion Reactors
Steven J. Zinkle (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Jason Trelewicz (Stony Brook Univ.), Ethan E. Peterson (MIT), Lance L. Snead (Stony Brook Univ.)