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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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NextGen MURR Working Group established in Missouri
The University of Missouri’s Board of Curators has created the NextGen MURR Working Group to serve as a strategic advisory body for the development of the NextGen MURR (University of Missouri Research Reactor).
Technology of Fusion Energy (TOFE)
Technical Session
Monday, June 13, 2022|3:15–5:00PM PDT|Huntington B/C
Session Chair:
Paul W. Humrickhouse (ORNL)
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Leigh Winfrey (Penn State)
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Overview of IAEA activities on Radwaste, Safety, and Security as well as International Guideline Productions for Small Specimens Test Techniques for Fusion
Sehila M. Gonzalez de Vicente (International Atomic Energy Agency), Nicholas A. Smith (International Atomic Energy Agency), Paula C. Vives (International Atomic Energy Agency), Masahiro Aoki (International Atomic Energy Agency)
Paper
Managing Fusion Radioactive Materials: Approaches and Challenges Facing Fusion in the 21st Century
Laila A. El-Guebaly (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison)
Radioactive Waste Concerns for Fusion Reactors
Priti Kanth (United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority), Mark Gilbert (United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority)
On Decay Heat in Fusion Reactors
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