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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
Standards Program
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August 2025
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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.
Technical Session|Sponsored by ETWDD
Monday, November 18, 2024|3:15–5:00PM EST|Canaveral 1
Session Chair:
Travis W. Knight
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Christopher M. Perfetti
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Radiological Assay of Burrowing Animals
3:15–3:35PM EST
Evan Godbehere (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), James Pierce (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Kip Wheeler (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Jolyne Worthy (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Paper
Event Sequence Quantification and Consequence Development of the Full Scope Dynamic Probabilistic Risk Assessment for PULSTAR Research Reactor
3:35–3:55PM EST
Lauren Kohler (NCSU), Noah Etter (NCSU), Nolan Ritchie (NCSU), Mihai Diaconeasa (NCSU)
Investigating a Fast Static Fueled Molten Salt Reactor for Wasteburning
3:55–4:15PM EST
Matthew Louis (Georgia Tech), Nathan Tanzosch (Georgia Tech), Jaden Minnick (Georgia Tech), Alicia Borel (Georgia Tech)
Utilizing AP1000 TPBAR Optimization to meet Fusion Energy Tritium Demand
4:15–4:35PM EST
A. Rodriguez (TAMU), B. Harris (TAMU), C. Ulteig (TAMU), M. Munoz (TAMU), W. Reed (TAMU)
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