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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
Standards Program
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Startup looks to commercialize inertial fusion energy
Another startup hoping to capitalize on progress the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has made in realizing inertial fusion energy has been launched. On August 27, San Francisco–based Inertia Enterprises, a private fusion power start-up, announced the formation of the company with the goal of commercializing fusion energy.
Technical Session|Space Nuclear Power and Propulsion
Saturday, April 5, 2025|1:40–3:00PM MDT|Valle Grande 2
Session Chair:
Keenan R. Kresl-Hotz
Alternate Chair:
Melissa A. Moreno
Session Organizer:
Ashley Machado
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The Evolution of Radioisotopic Thermal Generators
1:40–2:00PM MDT
Olivia M. Belian (New Mexico State)
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Architecture of a Nuclear Propulsion Structure for Interstellar Travel
2:00–2:20PM MDT
Grace E. Bittlingmaier (Beam Alpha)
Do Low Radioactivity Space Nuclear Systems Need a Complete Safety Analysis Review?
2:20–2:40PM MDT
Ana Laura Villicaña (Georgetown Univ.)
Conceptual Design of a 100kW Heat Pipe Cooled Yttrium Hydride Moderated Micro Reactor
2:40–3:00PM MDT
Ryan J. Sei (Missouri Univ. Science and Technology), Liatris Parker-Reece (Missouri Univ. Science and Technology), Steph Moore (Missouri Univ. Science and Technology)
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