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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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MIT Maritime Consortium wins ABS approval
Maritime classification and certification organization the American Bureau of Shipping has granted its approval in principle (AIP) for the integration of a nuclear reactor into a cargo vessel propulsion system, as developed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Maritime Consortium. This is the first AIP to be granted to a technology developed through the consortium, which includes founding members MIT, HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering, and Capital Maritime Group.
Technical Session|Sponsored by OPD
Tuesday, November 19, 2024|3:15–5:00PM EST|Grouper
Session Chair:
Ben Holtzman (Nuclear Energy Institute)
Alternate Chair:
Chandu Bolisetti (INL)
Session Organizer:
William N. Mann
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Fission Battery Competition for On-Site Heat and Electricity Generation: A Review
3:15–3:35PM EST
Charles Forsberg (MIT)
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Toward Cost-Competitive Microreactors
3:35–3:55PM EST
Botros N. Hanna (INL), Rodrigo de Oliveira (INL), Mike W. Patterson (INL), Abdalla Abou-Jaoude (INL)
Factory Fabrication Modeling of a High Temperature Gas Reactor Fission Battery
3:55–4:15PM EST
Chandrakanth Bolisetti (INL), Rodrigo Gonzalez Gonzaga de Oliveira (INL), Dan McCarthy (Munro and Assoc.), Sai P. Balla (INL), Botros Hanna (INL), Abdalla Abou Jaoude (INL)
Mass-Production Techno-Economics of a High Temperature Gas-Cooled Fission Battery
4:15–4:35PM EST
Botros N. Hanna (INL), Sai P. Balla (MIT), Rodrigo G. de Oliveira (INL), Chandrakanth Bolisetti (INL), Abdalla Abou-Jaoude (INL), Dan McCarthy (Munro and Assoc.)
