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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|Instrumentation, Control Systems, & Cybersecurity
Friday, April 17, 2026|10:45–11:45AM CDT|RUDR 504
Session Chair:
Lane W. Behnke
Alternate Chair:
Zach Lassater
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Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy for Molten Salt Reactor Off-Gas Fission Product Examination
10:45–11:05AM CDT
Nicholas A. Poole (TAMU), Ayman I. Hawari (TAMU)
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Modernization of the FISHtank Platform for Digital Twin and Fault Detection Research
11:05–11:25AM CDT
Hari V. Naicker (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Xingang Zhao (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Nicholas J. Armstrong (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Mattia Zanotelli (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Jamie B. Coble (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Lance M. Drouet (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Health Monitoring Technology for Reactor Vessels
11:25–11:45AM CDT
Pramatha Bhat (TAMU)
