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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
Standards Program
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August 2025
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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.
Technical Session|Sponsored by NCSD
Wednesday, June 14, 2023|8:00–9:45AM EDT|Florida/Illinois
Session Chair:
Walid Metwally (ORNL)
Alternate Chair:
Benjamin Martin
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Impact of Thermal Scattering Law on Similarity Assessment in Light-Water or Polyethylene-Moderated Systems
8:00–8:20AM EDT
Travis M. Greene (ORNL), William J. Marshall (ORNL), Alexander Lang (ORNL), Travis Zipperer (PNNL)
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Flattop Benchmark Reevaluation Update
8:20–8:40AM EDT
Kristin Stolte (LANL), Theresa Cutler (LANL), Dave Hayes (LANL)
Ab Initio Evaluation of Plutonium Dioxide S(α,β) and Thermal Neutron Cross Sections
8:40–9:00AM EDT
J.P.W. Crozier (NCSU), A.I. Hawari (NCSU)
Impact of Cross Section Libraries on Loading Curves for Burnup Credit Criticality Safety Analysis Models
9:00–9:20AM EDT
Rabab Elzohery (ORNL), Germina Ilas (ORNL)
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