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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
Standards Program
The Standards Committee is responsible for the development and maintenance of voluntary consensus standards that address the design, analysis, and operation of components, systems, and facilities related to the application of nuclear science and technology. Find out What’s New, check out the Standards Store, or Get Involved today!
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August 2025
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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
Tuesday, September 16, 2025|1:00–2:40PM CDT|Grand Salon DE
Session Chair:
Shauntay Coleman
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Darwin Damba
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Improved Workflow and Productivity Tools for NCS at Sandia National Laboratories
1:00–1:20PM CDT
Ashley R. Raster (Sandia), William M. Cook (Sandia), John A. Miller (Sandia), Shawn J. Henderson (Sandia)
Paper
Summary of 2024 NCS Operational Events at Los Alamos National Laboratory
1:20–1:40PM CDT
Andrew B. Smiley (LANL), Alicia Salazar-Crockett (LANL)
Ensuring Safety at Melox: Real-Time Monitoring of Plutonium in First Barrier Filters
1:40–2:00PM CDT
Olivier Ravat (Orano Melox)
A Novel Approach to Providing Criticality Safety Support to the Research & Development of a New Waste Treatment Concept
2:00–2:10PM CDT
Sarah E. O'Sullivan (Cerberus Nuclear), Tom Page (Cerberus Nuclear), Dominic D. Winstanley (Sellafield)
The Effects of Modern Analysis on Birdcage Container Simplification Efforts
2:10–2:20PM CDT
Daniel Wentz (Y-12 Nat'l Security Complex)
Using Machine Learning to Aid in Developing Nuclear Criticality Safety Evaluations
2:20–2:40PM CDT
Anneli Brackbill (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Vladimir Sobes (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), James J. Kuropatwinski (LANL), Isaac J. Michaud (LANL)
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