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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|10:15AM–12:00PM PDT|Huntington B/C
Session Chair:
Jedediah D. Styron (TAE Technologies)
Alternate Chair:
Tim D. Bohm
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Advancing Methods for Fusion Neutronics: An Overview of Workflows and Nuclear Analysis Activities at UKAEA
Alex Valentine (UKAEA), Thomas Berry (UKAEA), Steven Bradnam (UKAEA), Tim Eade (UKAEA), James Hagues (UKAEA), James Hodson (UKAEA), Jonathan Naish (UKAEA), Chantal Nobs (UKAEA), Lee W. Packer (UKAEA), Ross Worrall (UKAEA)
Paper
Development and Applications of OpenMC for Fusion Technology R&D
Ethan E. Peterson (MIT), Paul K. Romano (ANL), Patrick C. Shriwise (ANL), Zach S. Hartwig (MIT)
Overview of the Fusion Evaluated Nuclear Data Library (FENDL)
Tim D. Bohm (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Georg Schnabel (International Atomic Energy Agency), Roberto Capote (International Atomic Energy Agency), Andrej Trkov (Josef Stefan Institute)
Shut-Down Dose Rate Calculations for ITER B1 Port Cell 16
Kara M. Godsey (ORNL), Bor Kos (ORNL)
Activation and Waste Disposal Rating Analysis of the FESS-FNSF
Son N. Quang (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Jonathan Wing (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Nicholas R. Brown (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), G. Ivan Maldonado (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
