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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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Startup looks to commercialize inertial fusion energy
Another startup hoping to capitalize on progress the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has made in realizing inertial fusion energy has been launched. On August 27, San Francisco–based Inertia Enterprises, a private fusion power start-up, announced the formation of the company with the goal of commercializing fusion energy.
Panel and Technical Session|Thermal Hydraulics
Friday, April 14, 2023|3:10–4:30PM EDT|Student Union 262A
Session Chair:
Sean Kosslow (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Alternate Chair:
Caitlyn Parsons (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Session Organizer:
Lance M. Drouet (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
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Experiments of Helically Rifled Tubing Thermal Performance Using Additively Manufactured Test Sections for Molten Salt Applications
3:10–3:30PM EDT
Ryan P. McGuire (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Arturo Cabral (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Lane B. Carasik (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
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Downwards Flow Boiling and Critical Heat Flux in a Square Channel
3:30–3:50PM EDT
Ethan H. Nicolls (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Nataly R. Panczyk (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Joseph L. Bottini (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Caleb S. Brooks (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
Scaling Analysis of a Separate Effects Test Facility for Thermal Performance Investigations of Heat Transfer Enhancements Involving Molten Salt Applications
3:50–4:10PM EDT
Connor F. Donlan (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Arturo Cabral (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Lane B. Carasik (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
Investigation of Temperature Fluorescent Dye in Molten Salt for Laser Induced Fluorescence Applications
4:10–4:30PM EDT
Kara Wilke (TAMU), Joseph Seo (TAMU), Rodolfo Vaghetto (TAMU), Yassin A. Hassan (TAMU)
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