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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
Thursday, July 20, 2023|10:00–11:45AM EDT|301C
Session Chair:
Antonio Di Buono
Alternate Chair:
Brent D. Shumaker
Session Organizer:
Vivek Agarwal
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Safety Concerns from the use of Wireless Technologies in Nuclear Power Plants
10:00–10:25AM EDT
Leroy Hardin (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Erick Martinez Rodriguez (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission)
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Potential Impacts to NPP Safety from an EM Event
10:25–10:50AM EDT
Leroy Hardin (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission)
Fault Detection of Digital Instrumentation and Control Systems Using Integrated Electromagnetic Compatibility and Automated Functional Testing
10:50–11:15AM EDT
G.W. Morton (Analysis and Measurement Services Corp.), B.D. Shumaker (Analysis and Measurement Services Corp.), D.E. McCarter (Analysis and Measurement Services Corp.)
Presented by Chad Kiger (Analysis and Measurement Services Corp.)
Design and Implementation of a Sensor Node Prototype for Monitoring Special Nuclear Material Storage Facility
11:15–11:40AM EDT
Antonio Di Buono (National Nuclear Laboratory), Peter R. Green (Univ. Manchester), Neil Cockbain (National Nuclear Laboratory), Barry Lennox (Univ. Manchester)
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