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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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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 OPD
Wednesday, June 14, 2023|8:00–9:45AM EDT|Tennessee
Session Chair:
Timothy M. Crook (Blue Wave AI Labs)
Alternate Chair:
William N. Mann (ANL)
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Data-Based Model for Optimized Power Distribution of a Nuclear-Hydrogen Hybrid Energy System for Grid Power Load Following and Energy Storage Production
8:00–8:20AM EDT
Michael Smith (Univ. North Carolina, Charlotte), Alex French (Univ. North Carolina, Charlotte), Wesley Williams (Univ. North Carolina, Charlotte), Sven Bader (Orano Federal Services)
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Validation of Integrated Energy System Dispatch Strategies with a Transient Physical System Model
8:20–8:40AM EDT
Jacob A. Bryan (Utah State), Seth Dana (Utah State), Aiden S. Meek (Utah State), Manjur R. Basnet (Utah State), Hailei Wang (Utah State)
Dynamic Modeling and Simulation of Natrium Energy Island with Molten Salt Energy Storage
8:40–9:00AM EDT
Seth Dana (Utah State), Aiden S. Meek (Utah State), Jacob A. Bryan (Utah State), Manjur R. Basnet (Utah State), Hailei Wang (Utah State)
Sensitivity Analysis of a Nuclear Hybrid Energy System with Thermal Energy Storage in CAISO and MISO
9:00–9:20AM EDT
Jacob A. Bryan (Utah State), Hailei Wang (Utah State), Paul W. Talbot (INL)
Synthetic Time Series Generation and Model Selection for Three ISOs Using RAVEN
9:20–9:40AM EDT
Manjur Raj Basnet (Utah State), Jacob Bryan (Utah State), Seth Dana (Utah State), Aiden Meek (Utah State), Hailei Wang (Utah State), Paul W. Talbot (INL)
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