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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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Educators learn about Oak Ridge’s nuclear career opportunities
Nearly 300 public school teachers, career counselors, and school administrators from 11 middle and high schools in the Oak Ridge region of Tennessee recently attended a nuclear opportunities workshop. The event was held to provide information about careers available for students in the years ahead related to the cleanup mission of the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management.
Technical Session|Fusion and Plasma Physics
Friday, April 4, 2025|10:30–11:50AM MDT|Mirage/Thunderbird
Session Chair:
Shane M. Evans
Alternate Chair:
Jared Justice
Session Organizer:
Ashley Machado
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Exploring uranium oxidation in glue vapor to help avoid catastrophic slivers on NIF targets
10:30–10:50AM MDT
Sophie Hilsabeck (Univ. California, Berkeley), Corie Horwood (LLNL)
Paper
Comparison of Capacitively Coupled Plasma and Surface Wave Plasma for the Functionalization of Graphene
10:50–11:10AM MDT
Mia K. Sawkiw (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
High-Flux High-Energy Neutron Irradiation of Fusion Materials
11:10–11:30AM MDT
Elan B. Park-Bernstein (LBNL), Roman Sobenes (LBNL)
Development of a Spectral Library for a Microwave Discharge using Zapdos
11:30–11:50AM MDT
Joshua C. Smith (NCSU), Liam King (NCSU), Noah Simon (NCSU), Steven Shannon (NCSU)
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