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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
Standards Program
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General Atomics marks completion of ITER’s superconducting fusion magnet
General Atomics last week celebrated the completion of the central solenoid modules for the ITER reactor being built in southern France. Designed to demonstrate the scientific and technological feasibility of fusion power, the ITER tokamak will be the world’s largest experimental fusion facility.
Technical Session|Sponsored by FCWMD
Tuesday, November 19, 2024|3:15–5:00PM EST|Labrid A/B
Session Chair:
Leah Squires
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Christina Leggett
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Commercialization of High-Density High Assay Low Enriched Uranium Fuel Systems
3:15–3:35PM EST
Michael Catalan (PNNL), Matthew Pippin (Y-12 National Security Complex), Gunes Argon (BWXT Nuclear Fuels)
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Phenomena Identification and Ranking Table for Spent Tri-Structural Isotropic (TRISO) Particles in Storage and Transportation
3:35–3:55PM EST
Kevin Kelly (EPRI), Thomas Dabrow (MPR Assoc.), Cecile Dame (MPR Assoc.), Dan Moneghan (EPRI)
Advanced Reactor Irradiated Graphite Lifecycle Analysis: From Source Term to Repository Performance
3:55–4:15PM EST
Liam S. Hines (MIT), Koroush Shirvan (MIT), Haruko Wainwight (MIT)
Nuclide Importance to Decay Heat in Advanced Reactors' Spent Fuel Transportation and Storage
4:15–4:35PM EST
Germina Procop (ORNL), Yves Robert (ORNL)
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Preliminary Study for Recycling Heavy Metal from the Special Purpose Reactor Used Fuel in the Advanced Burner Reactor
4:35–4:55PM EST
Cihang Lu (Brookhaven), Arantxa Cuadra (Brookhaven)
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