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Conference Spotlight
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|Panel|Panels
Saturday, April 18, 2026|3:45–4:45PM CDT|MSC 2405
Session Chair:
Andrew Nickell
Alternate Chair:
Vincent Su
Session Organizer:
Carlo Dal Colletto (TAMU)
Interested in planning a student conference? This panel brings together past, present, and future student conference chairs to share their wisdom and lessons learned. The panel will teach you how to write a winning student conference bid, and how to bring it to life afterwards.
Kira Burt
Texas A&M University College Station
Timothy Crook
TerraPower, LLC
Alexandra Martinez
The University of New Mexico
Kathryn Worrell
Sean Beyer
