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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|Panel
Wednesday, July 19, 2023|10:00–11:45AM EDT|301C
Session Chair:
Ahmad Al Rashdan
Alternate Chair:
Richard B. Vilim
Session Organizer:
Pattrick Calderoni
Advanced nuclear reactors offer a new set of features to energy generation, due to their ability to adapt to variable energy demand, operate autonomously, be deployed in rural locations and monitored remotely, afford compact size and lower power ratings, and rely on novel technologies to achieve safer operations. The highly autonomous and dynamic nature of advanced nuclear reactors, as well as their potential abilities to operate remotely, necessitates more powerful forms of control, including the use of intelligent and adaptable control to track changing power demands, make autonomous decisions, and reduce or optimize the need for human involvement. This panel aims to discuss how the advanced nuclear reactor community are developing advanced control methods to meet their unique requirements.
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