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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
Wednesday, November 20, 2024|10:00–11:45AM EST|Biscayne 1
Session Chair:
Lise Charlot
Alternate Chair:
Abdalla Abou-Jaoude
Session Organizer:
Zeyun Wu
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Status of New Models Hosted on the Virtual Test Bed (VTB) in 2024
10:00–10:20AM EST
Lise Charlot (INL), Emily Shemon (ANL), Guillaume Giudicelli (INL), Samuel Walker (INL), Jun Fang (ANL), Tingzhou Fei (ANL), Hansol Park (ANL), Yiqi Yu (ANL), Shikhar Kumar (ANL), Nicolas Stauff (ANL), Ahmed Abdelhameed (ANL), Paolo Balestra (INL), Mustafa Jaradat (INL), Namjae Choi (INL), Javier Ortensi (INL), Vasileios Kyriakopoulos (INL), Mauricio Tano Retamales (INL), Joshua Hansel (INL), Stefano Terlizzi (INL), Zachary Prince (INL), Vincent Laboure (INL), Abdalla Abou-Jaoude (INL)
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Development of the DOME Shield Model for the NRIC Virtual Test Bed
10:20–10:40AM EST
Mohamed Elkamash (INL), Lise Charlot (INL), Mustafa K. Jaradat (INL), Shikhar Kumar (ANL), Joffrey Dorville (ANL), Emily Shemon (ANL), Paul Romano (ANL), April J. Novak (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
NEAMS Microreactor Models Submitted to the VTB in 2024
10:40–11:00AM EST
Nicolas E. Stauff (ANL), Yinbin Miao (ANL), Ahmed Abdelhameed (ANL), Yan Cao (ANL), Kun Mo (ANL), Emily Shemon (ANL)
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Infrastructure Improvements in the National Reactor Innovation Center Virtual Test Bed
11:00–11:20AM EST
Guillaume L. Giudicelli (INL), Logan Harbour (INL), Ryan J. Scott (INL), Dempsey D. Rogers (INL), Casey Icenhour (INL), Lise Charlot (INL)
Streaming in a Nuclear-Grade Sandwich Composite for Microreactor Shielding
11:20–11:40AM EST
Ryan H. Stewart (INL), Samuel Bays (INL), Adam Zabriskie (INL), Joshua Zelina (INL), Robert Spears (INL)