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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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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.
18th International Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2023)
Technical Session|PSA Analyses: Methods and Applications
Thursday, July 20, 2023|8:00–9:30AM EDT|300A
Session Chair:
Michelle Bensi (University of Maryland)
Alternate Chair:
Michael D. Muhlheim
Session Organizer:
Askin Guler Yigitoglu (ORNL)
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Probabilistic Risk Assessment of a Light-Water Reactor Coupled with a High-Temperature Electrolysis Hydrogen Production Plant
8:00–8:25AM EDT
Robby Christian (INL), Courtney Otani (INL), Kurt Vedros (INL), Austin M. Glover (Sandia)
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Risk-Informed Design Process of Emergency Core Cooling System in the Floating Nuclear Power Plants
8:25–8:50AM EDT
Changhong Peng (Univ. Science and Technology of China), Xinyan Xu (Univ. Science and Technology of China), Lanxin Gong (Univ. Science and Technology of China)
PACE Level 3 PSA Code -- Developments to Account for Radiosensitivity Dependence on Age and Sex of Health Effects and Impact of High Spatial and Temporal Resolution Population Estimates
8:50–9:15AM EDT
Thomas Charnock (United Kingdom Health Security Agency), Kelly Jones (United Kingdom Health Security Agency), Antony Bexon (United Kingdom Health Security Agency)
Application of Probabilistic Safety Assessment Within an Integrated Safety Approach for Re-Design of the Nuclear Island During Post-Operational Phase
9:15–9:40AM EDT
Filip Van Opstal (Tractebel ENGIE), Federico Agosti (Tractebel ENGIE)
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