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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
Wednesday, February 8, 2023|10:10–11:50AM EST|Ossabaw
Session Chair:
Gerry Hildebrandt (South Texas Project Nuclear Operating Co.)
Alternate Chair:
Michael Marler (Marler Consulting)
Session Organizer:
Charles Lease
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The Status and Evolution of VISION -- Roadmap to a Modernized Version
10:10–10:35AM EST
Gary Sprague (FOCUS Learning Corp.), Dan Brannon (FOCUS Learning Corp.)
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Innovative Non-Licensed Operator Training
10:35–11:00AM EST
Daniel Bowers (Wolf Creek Generating Station)
Adaptive Learning 2.0: Flexible Focus, Dynamic Composition, and Predictive Control
11:00–11:25AM EST
William J. Wilson (Ontario Power Generation), Blessile Galema (Ontario Power Generation)
Design and Development of Adaptive Lesson Plans Using Learning Objects
11:25–11:50AM EST
Jose Martin (Tecnatom USA)
Presented by Jaime Redondo Morais (Tecnatom)
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