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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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Changing laser polarization could save optics at NIF
New calculations by scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory suggest that changing the polarization of the National Ignition Facility’s lasers could reduce backscatter, an effect that can make an optic unusable after a single shot.
Technical Session|Experimental Thermal Hydraulics
Tuesday, August 22, 2023|9:00–10:20AM EDT|Gunston East/West
Session Chair:
Quiping Lv (ANL)
Session Organizer:
Xiaodong Sun
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Design of a High-Temperature Shaft Seal Test Facility for Molten Salt Pumps
9:00–9:20AM EDT
Shuai Che (Univ. Michigan), Adam Burak (Univ. Michigan), Xiaodong Sun (Univ. Michigan), Yuqi Liu (Univ. New Mexico), Minghui Chen (Univ. New Mexico)
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Experimental PIV Measurements in a Randomly Packed Non-Isothermal Pebble Bed Core Prototype
9:20–9:40AM EDT
Abdulaziz Almathami (TAMU), Blake R. Maher (TAMU), Yassin A. Hassan (TAMU)