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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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General Atomics announces breeding blanket test facility
General Atomics announced it is developing design concepts in collaboration with the Department of Energy for the Fusion Blanket Component Test Facility (BCTF), which will test full-scale breeding blankets.
“No one has tested a fusion blanket at this scale. While there are more research and development challenges ahead, a BCTF brings us closer to turning fusion from proven science into practical, sustainable power,” said Anantha Krishnan, senior vice president of the General Atomics Energy Group.
Technical Session|Fusion Energy & Plasma Physics
Friday, April 17, 2026|2:30–3:30PM CDT|RUDR 501
Session Chair:
Aidan Aluzan
Alternate Chair:
Zach Lassater
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Comparison of Tokamak Device Neutron Spectrum on Fusion Materials Performance
2:30–2:40PM CDT
Kennedy M. Dempsey (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Ema Szum (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), April J. Novak (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
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Enhanced Computational Analysis and Calibration of Thermal Desorption Spectroscopy
2:40–2:50PM CDT
Zach Nordan (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Masashi Shimada (INL)
Tritium Production & Consumption: Fusion Reactors
2:50–3:00PM CDT
Jennay L. Edmondson (Oregon State)
Analysis of X-Ray Images of Laser-Driven X-Pinches
3:00–3:10PM CDT
Ingrid G. Rhind (Univ. Michigan), Heath LeFevre (Univ. Michigan), Paul T. Campbell (Univ. Michigan), Veronica Contreras (Univ. Michigan), Isaac Huegel (Univ. Michigan), Kwyntero Kelso (Univ. Michigan), Michael Springstead (Univ. Michigan), Jill Schell (Univ. Michigan), Sallee Klein (Univ. Michigan), Mario Manuel (General Atomics), Ryan D. McBride (Univ. Michigan), Carolyn C. Kuranz (Univ. Michigan)
Advanced Particle Modeling for the Lobo Z-Pinch (LOBOZ) with Versatile Applications
3:10–3:20PM CDT
Kendall Trellue (Univ. New Mexico), Ethan Pater (Univ. New Mexico), Peter A. MacDonell (Univ. New Mexico), Louis Sanchez III (Univ. New Mexico), Dylan McCracken (Univ. New Mexico)
