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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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MIT professor develops method to verify compliance with Outer Space Treaty
Danagoulian
Areg Danagoulian of the Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is proposing a mechanism for verifying that Earth-orbiting satellites are in compliance with the Outer Space Treaty, which prohibits the placement of nuclear weapons in space. Danagoulian’s “concept and feasibility study,” titled “Verification of the Outer Space Treaty with cosmic protons,” was published recently in the journal Nature.
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)
