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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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LLNL, Ampera partner to develop thorium-based TRISO fuel
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has formed a strategic partnership with Ampera to develop the company’s nuclear fuel concept through a project named THUNDER, for Thorium Unimodal Droplet Ejection for Reactors.
The focus of THUNDER is fabricating TRISO made with kernels of thorium rather than the usual uranium. LLNL and Ampera will evaluate and optimize liquid metal–jetting technology to produce highly uniform, spherical kernels of thorium-232 for later processing into TRISO fuel.
Technical Session|Net Zero Nuclear
Tuesday, October 8, 2024|1:00–2:45PM MDT|Room 1
Session Chair:
Jhansi Kandasamy
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The Three Dimensions of Nuclear Power: Applications (Replacing all Fossil Fuels), Reactors and Fuel Cycles (Fissile Materials and Waste Management)
1:00–1:20PM MDT
Charles Forsberg (MIT)
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Technoeconomic Assessment of Nuclear Integrated Hydrogen Production in the U.S. Gulf Coast Region
1:20–1:40PM MDT
Wen-Chi Cheng (INL), Nahuel Guaita (INL), Maria A. Herrera Diaz (INL), Kathleen P. Sweeney (INL), L. Todd Knighton (INL)
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Dynamic Modeling of Latent Heat Thermal Battery
1:40–2:00PM MDT
Daniel Mikkelson (INL), Sunming Qin (INL), Jun Soo Yoo (INL)
Towards Net-Zero: Nuclear-Assisted Waste Biomass to Liquid Fuel in Eastern Idaho
2:00–2:20PM MDT
Grant Hawkes (INL), Kathleen Sweeney (INL)
Safety-Related Instrumentation and Control Pilot Project Briefing and Update
2:20–2:40PM MDT
Paul J. Hunton (INL), Mark Samselski (Constellation Energy)