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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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Porous tungsten scrubbed by glow discharge cleaning
Researchers conducted experiments in Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory’s Lithium Tokamak Experiment-Beta (LTX-β) showing glow discharge cleaning can be used to effectively clean samples of porous tungsten—used to hold liquid lithium in fusion machine inner walls—manufactured from powder-reconstituted materials, according to a paper published in Nuclear Materials and Energy.
Tungsten is widely used for plasma-facing components in fusion machines, especially in the divertor region where materials must withstand extreme levels of power flow. According to the paper, spark plasma sintering can be used to make tungsten into spongelike samples for holding liquid lithium.
Career Fair Session
Thursday, April 8, 2021|1:00–2:00PM EDT
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Session Chair:
Stephanie Pitts (INL)
Alternate Chair:
Thomas Steele (INL)
Session Organizer:
Edward Chen (NCSU)
Track Organizer:
Session Producers:
Barbara Oliveira dos Santos (NCSU)
INL is the nation’s lead laboratory for nuclear energy research, development, demonstration and deployment and we are engaged in the mission of ensuring the nation’s energy security with safe, competitive and sustainable energy systems and unique national and homeland security capabilities. Presenter Details Dr. Stephanie Pitts will represent INL for the Spotlight Session. Dr. Pitts is a research staff member in INL’s computational mechanics and materials department within the nuclear fuels and materials research division. Dr. Pitts graduated from Washington State University with a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering. As a student, she participated in graduate student internships at INL and through those experiences continued her career becoming a research staff member upon graduation.
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