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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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McCarthy announced as new editor of ANS fusion journal
The American Nuclear Society journal Fusion Science and Technology (FS&T) has named a new technical editor: Kathryn McCarthy of Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The announcement came during the opening plenary at this week’s ANS Annual Conference in Denver, Colo. McCarthy’s term begins on July 1.
Technical Session
Monday, September 15, 2025|1:00–2:40PM CDT|Grand Salon AB
Session Chair:
Satoshi Gunji
Alternate Chair:
Brittany M. Williamson
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The Pre-service Inspections for the Static Experiment Critical Facility (STACY)
1:00–1:20PM CDT
Kenta Hasegawa (JAEA), Masakazu Seki (JAEA), Eiju Aizawa (JAEA), Masato Sumiya (JAEA), Tomoki Yoshikawa (JAEA), Tomoyuki Maekawa (JAEA), Junichi Ishii (JAEA), Shouhei Araki (JAEA), Kazuhiko Izawa (JAEA), Satoshi Gunji (JAEA)
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Design of Heterogenous Core Configurations with Concrete Rods in the Modified STACY Facility
1:20–1:40PM CDT
B. Dechenaux (ASNR), M. Brovchenko (ASNR), S. Gunji (JAEA), S. Araki (JAEA), K. Suyama (JAEA)
Critical Experiment Analyses in the Modified STACY Core Simulating Fuel Debris
1:40–2:00PM CDT
Shigeki Shiba (Nuclear Regulatory Authority of Japan), Satoshi Gunji (JAEA), Kazuhiko Izawa (JAEA)
Experiments on Concrete-Loaded Core in the Modified STACY
2:00–2:20PM CDT
Shouhei Araki (JAEA), Yu Arakaki (JAEA), Tomoyuki Maekawa (JAEA), Yutaka Kamikawa (JAEA), Kenta Hasegawa (JAEA), Tomoki Yoshikawa (JAEA), Yuta Tada (JAEA), Masato Sumiya (JAEA), Masakazu Seki (JAEA), Eiju Aizawa (JAEA), Junichi Ishii (JAEA), Kazuhiko Izawa (JAEA), Daiki Shiba (NRA), Shigeki Shiba (NRA), Satoshi Gunji (JAEA)
Studies of Nuclear Criticality Safety of Fuel Debris using the Modified STACY Critical Assembly
2:20–2:40PM CDT
Gunji S. (JAEA), Araki S. (JAEA), Yoshikawa T. (JAEA), Arakaki Y. (JAEA), Aizawa E. (JAEA), Seki M. (JAEA), Ishii J. (JAEA), Izawa K. (JAEA), Shiba S. (NRA), Iwahashi D. (NRA)