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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.
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)