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Gov. Evers announces siting study for new Wisconsin nuclear
Gov. Tony Evers delivering his 2026 State of the State address. (Photo: Tony Evers/YouTube @Governor Tony Evers)
During his State of the State address on February 17, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers announced the launch of a new nuclear siting study that will be undertaken by a partnership between the Public Service Commission (PSC) of Wisconsin and the Department of Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
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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