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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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In transition: Commercializing fusion power
Commercial fusion power is closer than ever. There are now around 30 U.S. fusion companies, several of which claim to be on track to connect to the grid as early as the 2030s.
Tokamak and laser inertial confinement approaches benefit from decades of research at facilities such as the National Ignition Facility (NIF) at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and ITER, with alternative concepts including stellarator, magnetic mirror, and Z-pinch confinement also making notable progress as private and government funding for fusion increases.
Technical Session
Wednesday, November 10, 2021|2:50–4:50PM EST
Session Chair:
Fernando Ferrante (EPRI)
Alternate Chair:
Michelle (Shelby) Bensi (U Maryland)
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Session Producer:
John Greenwood
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Analysis of Outlying Simulations for PWR Accidental Transients
2:50–3:20PM EST
Álvaro Rollón de Pinedo (EDF), Bertrand Iooss (EDF), Roman Sueur (EDF), Nathalie Marie (CEA), Amandine Marrel (CEA), Elsa Merle (LPSC)
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Standardized Probabilistic Safety Assessment Models: Status and First Results of SPAR-CSN Project
3:20–3:50PM EST
Enrique Meléndez (Consejo de Seguridad Nuclear), Cesar Queral (Universidad Politecnica de Madrid), Carlos París (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid), Miguel Sánchez (Consejo de Seguridad Nuclear), Marcos Cabezas (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid), Santiago Arrazola (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid), Sergio Courtin (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid), David Castro (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid), Rafael Iglesias (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid)
Practical Approach for Uncertainty Quantification and Sensitivity Analysis in Fire Probabilistic Risk Assessment Modeling
3:50–4:20PM EST
Fernando Ferrante (EPRI), Ashley Lindeman (EPRI), Marko Randelovic (EPRI), Georgi Georgiev (Jacobsen Analytics), Paul Boneham (Jacobsen Analytics)
Uncertainty and Sensitivity Analyses With SUSA for a Station Blackout Scenario Calculated by MELCOR
4:20–4:50PM EST
Sören Johst (Gesellschaft für Anlagen- und Reaktorsicherheit), Michael Kowalik (Gesellschaft für Anlagen- und Reaktorsicherheit), Michael Hage (Gesellschaft für Anlagen- und Reaktorsicherheit)
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