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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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In transition: Commercializing fusion power
Commercial fusion power is closer than ever. There are now around 30 U.S. fusion companies, several of which claim to be on track to connect to the grid as early as the 2030s.
Tokamak and laser inertial confinement approaches benefit from decades of research at facilities such as the National Ignition Facility (NIF) at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and ITER, with alternative concepts including stellarator, magnetic mirror, and Z-pinch confinement also making notable progress as private and government funding for fusion increases.
Technical Session
Monday, September 26, 2022|1:10–3:15PM PDT|Harbor
Session Chair:
Chelsea D'Angelo (LANL)
Alternate Chair:
Matthew Smith (Kinectrics)
Session Organizer:
Thomas M. Miller (ORNL)
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Effect of Shielding Homogenization on Neutronics of ITER EP Plugs
1:10–1:35PM PDT
Bor Kos (ORNL), Michael Messineo (PPPL), Tara Pandya (ORNL), Brian Linn (PPPL), Allan Basile (PPPL)
Paper
Biological Shielding and Neutronics for the ST40 Tokamak
1:35–2:00PM PDT
J.O. Astbury (Tokamak Energy), C. L. Wilson (Tokamak Energy)
Re-Evaluation of Shielding Ability and Induced Radioactivity of KSTAR Facility with Increasing Neutron Yields
2:00–2:25PM PDT
Uk-Jae Lee (Pohang Accelerator Laboratory), Nam-Suk Jung (Pohang Accelerator Laboratory), Hee-Seock Lee (Pohang Accelerator Laboratory), Hee-Soo Kim (National Fusion Research Institute)
An IGES and OFF to MCNP Geometry Processor
2:25–2:50PM PDT
Kyle B. Grammer (ORNL)
Virtual Reality Visualization of Dose Rate Fields for Dose Rate Planning and Optimization Using ADEPT-PSIM
2:50–3:15PM PDT
M. Smith (Kinectrics), D. Parvin (Cavendish Nuclear), M. Nguyen (Kinectrics), E. Heritage (Kinectrics), G. Failla (Silver Fir Software), A. Cooper (Silver Fir Software)