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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
Thursday, September 29, 2022|1:15–3:20PM PDT|Harbor
Session Chair:
Kristel Ghoos (ORNL)
Alternate Chair:
Daniela Ene (SCK CEN)
Session Organizer:
Thomas M. Miller (ORNL)
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Radiation Protection and the Design of the Shielding Envelope at the MINERVA Facility
1:15–1:40PM PDT
Daniela Ene (SCK CEN), Yurdunaz Celik (SCK CEN), Adrian Fabich (SCK CEN), Alexey Stankovskiy (SCK CEN)
Paper
Radiation Field due to Beam Losses and Back Streaming in the Proton Beam Handling Room of the MINERVA Full Power Facility
1:40–2:05PM PDT
Yurdunaz Celik (SCK CEN), Willem Leysen (SCK CEN), Daniela Ene (SCK CEN), Alexey Stankovskiy (SCK CEN), Gert Van den Eynde (SCK CEN)
Shielding Calculations with the Unstructured Mesh Model of the ORNL's Second Target Station
2:05–2:30PM PDT
Lukas Zavorka (ORNL), Igor Remec (ORNL)
Analysis of the Preliminary Bunker Shielding Design with a Mix of Populated and Unpopulated Neutron Beamlines at the Spallation Neutron Source Second Target Station
2:30–2:55PM PDT
Thomas M. Miller (ORNL), Paul Mueller (ORNL), Kumar Mohindroo (ORNL), Igor Remec (ORNL)
Shielding Analyses for SNS Accelerator Power Upgrade
2:55–3:20PM PDT
I. Popova (ORNL), F. X. Gallmeier (ORNL)