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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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LLNL, Ampera partner to develop thorium-based TRISO fuel
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has formed a strategic partnership with Ampera to develop the company’s nuclear fuel concept through a project named THUNDER, for Thorium Unimodal Droplet Ejection for Reactors.
The focus of THUNDER is fabricating TRISO made with kernels of thorium rather than the usual uranium. LLNL and Ampera will evaluate and optimize liquid metal–jetting technology to produce highly uniform, spherical kernels of thorium-232 for later processing into TRISO fuel.
General Chair:
Tom Brown (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center)
Assistant General Chair and Marketing Chair:
Daniel Boyette (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center; Media Fusion)
Program Chair:
Mike Houts (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center)
Assistant Technical Program Chair:
Peter Ma
Technical Tours Chair/Local Area Liaison:
Harold Gerrish
Sponsorship Chair:
Chris Robinson
Student Co-Chairs:
Saroj Kumar
Emily Moon
Administrative Chair:
Nelson Gay
Committee Members:
Taylor Goodwin
Kirk Pierce
Shawn McEniry
Todd Cannon
Jena Rowe
Jason Reynolds
Technical Programs:
Julia Cline (LaRC)
Erofili Kardoulaki (LANL)
Sebastian Corbisiero (INL)
Diane Ezell (ORNL)
Jamelle Williams (MSFC) (MSFC)
Jason Reynolds (MSFC)
Lee Mason (GRC)
Andy Presby (GRC)
Lindsay Kaldon (GRC)
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