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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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General Atomics announces breeding blanket test facility
General Atomics announced it is developing design concepts in collaboration with the Department of Energy for the Fusion Blanket Component Test Facility (BCTF), which will test full-scale breeding blankets.
“No one has tested a fusion blanket at this scale. While there are more research and development challenges ahead, a BCTF brings us closer to turning fusion from proven science into practical, sustainable power,” said Anantha Krishnan, senior vice president of the General Atomics Energy Group.
Technical Session|Nuclear Thermal Propulsion
Wednesday, May 8, 2024|1:00–2:40PM MDT|Coronado/DeVargas
Session Chair:
Katey Lenox
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Mohamed El-Genk (University of New Mexico)
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Preliminary Study of Fission Product Effects in a Centrifugal Nuclear Thermal Rocket
1:00–1:25PM MDT
Mitchell Schroll (Univ. Alabama, Hunstville), Robert Frederick (Univ. Alabama, Hunstville), L. Dale Thomas (Univ. Alabama, Hunstville)
Paper
NTP Fission Product Analysis with Axial Position, Temperature, and Time Dependence
1:25–1:50PM MDT
Reed Herner (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.), Adam Boylston (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.), Lindsey Holmes (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.)
Developing of 3D Model for Liquid-Gas System in Rotating Environment for Centrifugal Nuclear Thermal Propulsion
1:50–2:15PM MDT
Pongkrit Darakorn Na Ayuthya (Univ. Alabama, Huntsville), Jason Cassibry (Univ. Alabama, Huntsville)
Proposed Method of Calculating Bubble Formation for Centrifugal Nuclear Thermal Propulsion
2:15–2:40PM MDT
Timothy Blackman (Univ. Alabama, Hunstville), Robert Frederick (Univ. Alabama, Hunstville), L. Dale Thomas (Univ. Alabama, Hunstville)