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May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Perpetual Atomics, QSA Global produce Am fuel for nuclear space power
U.K.-based Perpetual Atomics and U.S.-based QSA Global claim to have achieved a major step forward in processing americium dioxide to fuel radioisotope power systems used in space missions. Using an industrially scalable process, the companies said they have turned americium into stable, large-scale ceramic pellets that can be directly integrated into sealed sources for radioisotope power systems, including radioisotope heater units (RHUs) and radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTGs).
26th Technology of Fusion Energy Meeting (TOFE 2024)
Kevin Freudenberg is technical director of engineering systems of US ITER, a multi-lab effort funded by U.S. Department of Energy to deliver U.S. contributions to the international ITER project.
In this role, he oversees analysis, central solenoid magnets, design integration, instrumentation and controls, plasma heating systems, vacuum auxiliary and roughing pump systems, the tokamak cooling water system, and the tokamak exhaust processing system. Additionally, he currently serves as interim technical director of plasma diagnostics and fueling systems.
Before joining US ITER in 2007, Kevin gained more than 20 years of experience in the design and analysis of experimental fusion energy research facilities and components and contributed to the engineering design of several facilities and devices.
In 2019, he was elected to the Fusion Technology Standing Committee of IEEE’s Nuclear & Plasma Sciences Society and has served as treasurer, sponsorship chair, and general chair for the group’s Symposium on Fusion Energy. He holds a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Florida.
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