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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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Team brings quantum computing into FLiBe chemistry calculations
Researchers have reported using a combination of quantum and classical computing to calculate chemistry connected to tritium speciation in a FLiBe—lithium fluoride and beryllium fluoride—molten salt blanket, demonstrating a promising direction for unlocking tritium breeding in fusion machines.
Technical Session|Sponsored by RPD
Tuesday, November 19, 2024|1:00–2:45PM EST|Biscayne 1
Session Chair:
Manit D. Shah (ORNL)
Alternate Chair:
David Chandler (ORNL)
Session Organizer:
Zeyun Wu (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
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Development of SCALE Input Generation and Output Processing for Licensing Applications
1:00–1:20PM EST
Harrison Reisinger (Univ. Texas, Austin), Ondrej Chvala (Univ. Texas, Austin), Kevin Clarno (Univ. Texas, Austin)
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Multiphysics Continuous Shape Optimization of the TAP Reactor Components
1:20–1:40PM EST
Muhammad Ramzy Altahhan (NCSU), Lynn Munday (INL), Yousry Azmy (NCSU)
Multiphysics Demonstration of Temperature-Driven Assembly Bowing in SFRs Using MOOSE-Based Codes
1:40–2:00PM EST
Gang Yang (ANL), Nick Wozniak (ANL), Emily Shemon (ANL), Benjamin Spencer (INL)
Demonstration and Verification of Thermo-Mechanical Bowing in a Limited Free-Bow SFR Concept Using MOOSE
2:00–2:20PM EST
Nicholas Wozniak (ANL), Emily Shemon (ANL), Benjamin Spencer (INL)
Comparison of Neutronics Modelling Methods for the Fast Modular Reactor
2:20–2:40PM EST
Dylan Garofalo (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Ben Lindley (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison)