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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.
Technical Session|Fundamental Thermal Hydraulics
Tuesday, August 22, 2023|9:00–10:20AM EDT|Columbia 2
Session Chair:
Cesare Frepoli (FPolisolutions)
Alternate Chair:
Edward D. Blandford (Kairos Power)
Session Organizer:
Philippe M. Bardet
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Influence of Reactor Cavity Cooling System Design Parameters on Heat Transfer for a Prototypical gFHR
9:00–9:20AM EDT
Khaled Talaat (Univ. New Mexico), Minghui Chen (Univ. New Mexico)
Paper
Analytical Investigation on Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer Characteristics in a Natural Circulation Loop for an Integral Type Reactor
9:20–9:40AM EDT
Hyun-Sik Park (KAERI), Hwang Bae (KAERI), Sung-Uk Ryu (KAERI), Sunil Lee (KAERI), Jin-Hwa Yang (KAERI), Byong-Guk Jeon (KAERI), Sung-Jae Yi (KAERI)
1D Modelica Modeling of the DYNASTY-eDYNASTY Coupled Natural Circulation Loops
9:40–10:00AM EDT
G. Benzoni (Politecnico di Milano), C. Introini (Politecnico di Milano), A. Cammi (Politecnico di Milano), S. Lorenzi (Politecnico di Milano)
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Natural Circulation Test and Non-Condensable Gas Effect on a Two-Phase Thermosyphon Loop
10:00–10:20AM EDT
Dahoon Jeong (Gyeongsang Nat'l Univ.), Seyeon Hwang (Gyeongsang Nat'l Univ.), Hyewon Kim (Gyeongsang Nat'l Univ.), Hyungmo Kim (Gyeongsang Nat'l Univ.), Dong Eok Kim (Chung-Ang Univ.)
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