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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|Economics
Thursday, October 10, 2024|8:00–9:45AM MDT|Room 1
Session Chair:
Nicolas E. Stauff
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Nuclear Power Technology: An Opinion on Energy Policy and Cost
8:00–8:20AM MDT
Romney B. Duffey (Self-employed), Koroush Shirvan (MIT), Francesco D'Auria (Univ. Pisa), Enrico Zio (Politecnico di Milano)
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Updating Nuclear Energy Cost Estimates for Net Zero World Initiative
8:20–8:40AM MDT
Nahuel Guaita (INL), Abdalla Abou-Jaoude (INL), Levi M. Larsen (INL), Nicolas E. Stauff (ANL)
Evaluating Superficial Connections Between Reactor Design Choices and Cost Outcomes in Reactor Design Research
8:40–9:00AM MDT
Rowan Marchie (Univ. Michigan), Sydney Sielaff (Univ. Michigan), Aditi Verma (Univ. Michigan)
Parametric and Nonparametric Models of U.S. Cost Overruns for Nuclear Power Plants
9:00–9:20AM MDT
Nahuel Guaita (INL), Ryan Spangler (INL), Jason Hansen (INL)
Identifying Nuclear Cost Targets for Competitive Maritime Decarbonization
9:20–9:40AM MDT
Levi M. Larsen (INL), Abdalla Abou-Jaude (INL), Sanjay Mukhi (INL), Meg Dowling (American Bureau of Shipping)