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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|Fuel Cycle & Waste Management
Saturday, April 18, 2026|2:30–3:30PM CDT|RUDR 410
Session Chair:
Joseangel Lima-Tapia
Alternate Chair:
Zach Lassater
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Optimization Studies in Accelerator-Driven Subcritical Systems for Transmutation of Used Nuclear Fuel
2:30–2:50PM CDT
Evan T. David (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Vladimir Sobes (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
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A Four-Step Strategy for Spent Nuclear Fuel Management
2:50–3:10PM CDT
Piper R. Fernau (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Rhys R. MacMillan (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Nicholas D. Norman (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
Evaluation of MOX Fuel in the U.S.
3:10–3:30PM CDT
Eleanor Kaley (NCSU), Israel Tijero (NCSU), Cameron Myers (NCSU)
