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2026 Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
Standards Program
The Standards Committee is responsible for the development and maintenance of voluntary consensus standards that address the design, analysis, and operation of components, systems, and facilities related to the application of nuclear science and technology. Find out What’s New, check out the Standards Store, or Get Involved today!
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November 2025
Latest News
Thea Energy releases preconceptual plans for Helios fusion power plant
Fusion technology company Thea Energy announced this week that it has completed the preconceptual design of its fusion power plant, called Helios. According to the company, Helios is “the first stellarator fusion power plant architecture that is realistic to build and operate with hardware that is available today, and that is tolerant to the rigors of manufacturing, construction, long-term operation, and maintenance of a commercial device.”
Technical Session
Wednesday, July 24, 2024|1:15–3:05PM CDT|Assembly
Session Chair:
Paul P. Wilson (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison)
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Stephanie Diem
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Development of an Electrical Insulation Strategy for the Runaway Electron Mitigation Coil (REMC) in SPARC
1:15–1:40PM CDT
J. Boguski (MIT), R. Sweeney (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), R.S. Granetz (MIT), E. Mayoras (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), J. Perella (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), V. Riccardo (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), R.A. Tinguely (MIT)
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Toroidal Field Inner Leg Conductor Manufacturing for the NSTX-Upgrade Fusion Device
1:40–2:05PM CDT
D. Cai (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory), S. Raftopoulos (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory), Y. Zhai (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory), S. Sheckman (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory), T. Killeen (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory)
In-Field Testing of Components for Feedback and Control of the ITER Disruption Mitigation System
2:05–2:25PM CDT
D. Latta (ORNL), T.E. Gebhart (ORNL), T.S. Bigelow (ORNL), M.N. Ericson (ORNL), S.S. Frank (ORNL)
Design and Study of Inductively Coupled Plasma Chamber Components Using the SupRISE Test Device at DIII D
2:25–2:45PM CDT
E. Kallenberg (General Atomics), B.J. Crowley (General Atomics), J.T. Scoville (General Atomics), F.M. Laggner (NCSU), A. Mazzeo (NCSU), K.J. Ammons (NCSU), M.S. Hossain (NCSU), A.M. Lietz (NCSU), S.C. Shannon (NCSU)
Initial Development of Fusion Magnet Simulation Capabilities for Performance and Safety Evaluation Using the MOOSE Framework
2:45–3:05PM CDT
Casey T. Icenhour (INL), Stephen R. Novascone (INL), Benjamin W. Spencer (INL), Daniel Schwen (INL), Stephanie A. Pitts (INL), Davide Curreli (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Kiruba S. Haran (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
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