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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
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European fusion studies shed light on disruptive phenomena at plasma edge
Recent research out of the United Kingdom and Germany is offering promising advances in the understanding of fusion plasmas, potentially bringing the dream of commercial fusion energy closer to reality.
Technical Session
Thursday, May 19, 2022|8:00–9:45AM EDT|Brighton I/II
Session Chair:
Alex Levinsky
Alternate Chair:
Chang-ho Lee (ANL)
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Modeling and Analysis of a Micro-Reactor Using the DireWolf Code Suite
Nathan Roskoff (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Vefa Kucukboyaci (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Alex Levinsky (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Vincent Laboure (INL), Jackson Harter (INL), Adam Zabriskie (INL), Lise Charlot (INL)
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Simulation of a TRISO-Fueled Heat-Pipe Microreactor Using MOOSE-Based Reactor Physics Code Griffin
Yan Cao (ANL), Nicolas Stauff (ANL), Yinbin Miao (ANL), Kun Mo (ANL), Justin Thomas (ANL), Bo Feng (ANL), Zhaopeng Zhong (ANL), Chang-ho Lee (ANL)
Preliminary Neutronic-Thermal-Mechanical Coupling of a Small Heat-Pipe Reactor Using OpenMC and MOOSE
William Reed Kendrick (MIT), Benoit Forget (MIT)
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Design, Simulation, and Analysis of a Microreactor Experiment at the National Criticality Experiments Research Center
Mikaela Blood (LANL), Alexis Maldonado (LANL), Nicholas Thompson (LANL), Holly Trellue (LANL)
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