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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|New and Advanced Reactors
Wednesday, August 23, 2023|9:00–10:20AM EDT|Columbia 3/4
Session Chair:
Paolo Balestra (INL)
Alternate Chair:
Robert P. Martin (Independent)
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Air Ingress and DLOFC Studies in Scaled HTGR Geometry Using Additively Manufactured TCR Fuel Elements
9:00–9:20AM EDT
Broderick Sieh (Purdue), Hitesh Bindra (Purdue), Prashant Jain (ORNL), Christian Petrie (ORNL), Nathan See (ORNL)
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Accident Analysis Modeling of General Atomics Fast Modular Reactor Plant Using MELCOR: DLOFC and PLOFC
9:20–9:40AM EDT
WooHyun Jung (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Cole Dunbar (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Ryan Som (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Seung Kyo Jung (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Michael Corradini (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison)
The Effects of Depressurizing into a Cavity for Small and Medium Sized Break Air Ingress Accident Scenarios
9:40–10:00AM EDT
Zachary Welker (Univ. Michigan), Annalisa Manera (Univ. Michigan), Victor Petrov (Univ. Michigan), Paolo Balestra (INL)
