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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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DOE approves Xcimer’s laser fusion power plant design
The Department of Energy has approved Xcimer Energy's Athena fusion power plant preconceptual technical design. With this milestone achieved, the Denver, Colo.-based company is now moving forward with its plans to develop economical laser inertial confinement fusion using two beamlines, gas laser technology, and a molten salt fusion chamber.
The National Ignition Facility at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory demonstrated net energy gain from inertial confinement fusion in 2022 using solid-state glass lasers and 192 beamlines.
2:00–3:00PM EDT
Panel
Session Chair: Elizabeth S. Sooby|Alternate Chair: Amanda M. Bachmann
Session Chair: Ishita Trivedi|Alternate Chair: Edward Chen
Session Chair: Shannon M. Bragg-Sitton|Alternate Chair: Ishita Trivedi
6:00–7:30PM EDT
Session Chair: Kelley M. Verner|Alternate Chair: Ishita Trivedi
11:00AM–12:30PM EDT
Session Chair: Cao Da|Alternate Chair: Ishita Trivedi
Session Chair: Grigorios Delipei|Alternate Chair: Ishita Trivedi
Session Chair: Ni Kan|Alternate Chair: Ishita Trivedi
Session Chair: Ghada Shkoukani|Alternate Chair: Ishita Trivedi
Session Chair: Yuqiao Joy Fan|Alternate Chair: Ishita Trivedi
1:30–2:30PM EDT
Session Chair: Eric Meyer|Alternate Chair: Ishita Trivedi
Session Chair: Mary Lou Dunzik-Gougar|Alternate Chair: Ishita Trivedi
Session Chair: Robert B. Hayes|Alternate Chair: Ishita Trivedi
Session Chair: Steven Shannon|Alternate Chair: Ishita Trivedi
Session Chair: Harsh S. Desai|Alternate Chair: Ishita Trivedi
2:30–4:30PM EDT
Session Chair: Khadija Mahbuba|Alternate Chair: Ishita Trivedi
Session Chair: Joshua Hoffman|Alternate Chair: Ishita Trivedi
Session Chair: Patrick Walther|Alternate Chair: Ishita Trivedi
Session Chair: Amanda Bachmann|Alternate Chair: Ishita Trivedi
Session Chair: David Holler|Alternate Chair: Ishita Trivedi
5:30–6:15PM EDT
Session Chair: Brian Andersen|Alternate Chair: Ishita Trivedi
Session Chair: Palash Kumar Bhowmik|Alternate Chair: Ishita Trivedi
11:00AM–12:00PM EDT
Session Chair: Arsen Iskhakov|Alternate Chair: Ishita Trivedi
Session Chair: Lakshitha Kaleyanda|Alternate Chair: Ishita Trivedi
Session Chair: Roberto Fairhurst-Agosta|Alternate Chair: Ishita Trivedi
12:00–1:00PM EDT
1:00–2:00PM EDT
Session Chair: Amanda M. Bachmann|Alternate Chair: Kathryn A. Mummah
Session Chair: Jason Hou|Alternate Chair: Ishita Trivedi
2:00–3:30PM EDT
Session Chair: Jake Mitstifer|Alternate Chair: Ishita Trivedi
Session Chair: Chaitee Godbole|Alternate Chair: Ishita Trivedi
Session Chair: Bryant Kanies|Alternate Chair: Ishita Trivedi
Session Chair: Andy Rivas|Alternate Chair: Ishita Trivedi
Session Chair: Halil Ibrahim San|Alternate Chair: Ishita Trivedi
4:30–5:15PM EDT
Session Chair: Grayson Gall|Alternate Chair: Ishita Trivedi
