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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.
13th Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control & Human-Machine Interface Technologies (NPIC&HMIT 2023)
Technical Session
Monday, July 17, 2023|1:00–2:45PM EDT|301C
Session Chair:
Padhraic L. Mulligan
Alternate Chair:
N. Dianne B. Ezell
Session Organizer:
Pattrick Calderoni
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In-Rod Sensor System Overview, Benefits and Recent Irradiation Test Results
1:00–1:25PM EDT
Jorge Carvajal (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Shawn Stafford (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Jeffrey Arndt (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Paul Sirianni (Westinghouse Electric Co), Christian M. Petrie (ORNL), N. Dianne B. Ezell (ORNL), Daniel C. Sweeney (ORNL), Padhraic L. Mulligan (ORNL), A. Shay Chapel (ORNL)
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Multi-Parameter Sensor for Next-Generation Nuclear Reactors
1:25–1:50PM EDT
Alexander Hashemian (Analysis and Measurement Services Corp.), Shawn Tyler (Analysis and Measurement Services Corp.), Richard Skifton (INL)
Presented by Ryan O’Hagan (Analysis and Measurement Services Corp.)
Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) Resonators for Nuclear Reactor Sensors
1:50–2:15PM EDT
Ryan Chesser (Ohio State), Maha Yazbeck (Ohio State), Matthew Van Zile (Ohio State), Joel Hatch (Ohio State), Marat Khafizov (Ohio State)
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IoT Based Optical Fiber Sensor Network for Emergency Response Application in Nuclear Power Plants
2:15–2:40PM EDT
Hoon-Keun Lee (Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety), Youngmi Kim (Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety), Sungbaek Park (Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety), Joonyoung Kim (Sangmyung Univ.)
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