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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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In transition: Commercializing fusion power
Commercial fusion power is closer than ever. There are now around 30 U.S. fusion companies, several of which claim to be on track to connect to the grid as early as the 2030s.
Tokamak and laser inertial confinement approaches benefit from decades of research at facilities such as the National Ignition Facility (NIF) at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and ITER, with alternative concepts including stellarator, magnetic mirror, and Z-pinch confinement also making notable progress as private and government funding for fusion increases.
Technical Session|Advances in Designs, Materials, and Manufacturing
Tuesday, October 11, 2022|10:15–11:55AM EDT|Adagio/Allegro
Session Chair:
Joshua T. White (LANL)
Alternate Chair:
Paul E. Cantonwine (ORNL)
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Steam Oxidation Behavior of Sintered High-Density Uranium Nitride Pellets via Thermogravimetric Analysis
10:15–10:40AM EDT
Danielle Gagen (Westinghouse Electric Co.), John Lyons (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Brian Ricketts (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Michael Sivack (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Ed Lahoda (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Kathryn Metzger (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Denise Adorno Lopes (Westinghouse Electric Sweden), Antoine Claisse (Westinghouse Electric Sweden), Joshua White (LANL), Kenneth McClellan (LANL), Jamie Stull (LANL), Scarlett Widgeon Paisner (LANL)
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Adaptation of Standard 17x17 PWR Fuel Assembly Design to Small Modular Reactors
10:40–11:05AM EDT
Pierre-Henri Louf (Framatome), Glen Thomas (Framatome), Rick Trotta (Holtec Int'l)
Thermal Optimization of UO2-Mo Fuel Using Sensitivity Analysis and Genetic Algorithms
11:05–11:30AM EDT
Jacob P. Gorton (ORNL), Daniel Schappel (ORNL), Joel L. McDuffee (ORNL), Christian M. Petrie (ORNL), Andrew T. Nelson (ORNL)
Preliminary Evaluation of UO2/SiGA Fuel Performance of the Fast Modular Reactor
11:30–11:55AM EDT
Hangbok Choi (General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems), Oscar Gutierrez (General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems), Darrin Leer (General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems)
