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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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The drive to Kairos Power’s reactor demonstration site in Oak Ridge, Tenn., is not only scenic—it’s historic. Nearly 85 years ago, roughly 30,000 construction workers transformed orchards and farmland into a key Manhattan Project site. Depending on your route, you may pass by one of the three gatehouses that were once military checkpoints controlling access to Atomic Energy Commission production facilities.
Technical Session|Condensed Matter Physics
Wednesday, September 11, 2024|3:00–3:50PM EDT|Gold Ballroom
Session Chair:
Eric D. Bauer
Alternate Chair:
Jason R. Jeffries
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Indications of Flat Bands Driving the Alpha to Delta Volume Collapse of Plutonium
3:00–3:30PM EDT
Neil Harrison (LANL), Greta L. Chappell (LANL), Paul H. Tobash (LANL)
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Swelling of Heated Aged Plutonium Metal and the Transition to a Metal Foam
3:30–3:50PM EDT
J.P. Lestone (LANL)
