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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|Fuel Cycle
Wednesday, October 9, 2024|3:15–5:00PM MDT|Room 3
Session Chair:
Kenneth C. Marsden (INL)
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Technology Development of a High-Capacity High-Assay Low-Enriched Uranium Transportation Concept
3:15–3:35PM MDT
Elmar Eidelpes (INL), Josh Jarrell (INL), Denise Bertsch (INL), Robert Hall (ORNL), William Marshall (ORNL), Brian Hom (PNNL), Harold Adkins (PNNL)
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Upgrades for LEU+ Reload Fuel Supply at Framatome's Richland, Washington Fuel Fabrication Facility: A DOE Cooperative Funding Success Story
3:35–3:55PM MDT
Norman Garner (Framatome)
PWR Minor Actinide Proliferation Resistant Fuel Cycle Performance Minimal Impact Verification
3:55–4:15PM MDT
J.D. Bess (JFoster & Assoc.), G.S. Chang (JFoster & Assoc.), P. Moo (JFoster & Assoc.), J. Foster (JFoster & Assoc.)
Lanthanide Separation from Uranium via Molten Zone Refinement
4:15–4:35PM MDT
D. Zirker (INL), D. Horvath (INL), M. Childs (INL), T.S. Yoo (INL)
Irradiation Plan for a Mixed Thorium-Uranium Oxide Drop-In Experiment in the Advanced Test Reactor
4:35–4:55PM MDT
Michael J. Worrall (INL), Christopher G. Turner (INL), Ian D. Stites (INL), Matthew P. Mihelish (INL), Kyle R. Gagnon (INL), Paul Chan (Clean Core Thorium Energy)
