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Tennessee fusion regulations take effect
On June 9, Tennessee became the first U.S. state to implement its own regulatory framework for nuclear fusion machines. It’s a notable step in the rapidly developing field of fusion regulation, and will help Tennessee prepare to regulate Type One Energy’s proposed commercial fusion power plant near Oak Ridge.
Advances in Nuclear Nonproliferation Technology and Policy Conference (ANTPC 2025)
Technical Session
Tuesday, November 11, 2025|3:15–5:00PM EST|Georgetown West
Session Chair:
Brian Raines
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Chris E. Robinson
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Impact of Burnup Calculation Uncertainty on Material Accounting for Molten Salt Reactors
3:15–3:35PM EST
Thomas Drury (TerraPower), Eva Uribe (TerraPower)
Paper
Molten Salt Reactor Process Monitoring using Laser and Optical Spectroscopy Techniques
3:35–3:55PM EST
Ammon Williams (INL), Garrett LeCroy (INL), Jess Meiers (INL), Rachelle Austin (INL), Ruchi Gakhar (INL)
Cumulative Sum (CUSUM) and Machine Learning Methods for Nuclear Material Accountancy
3:55–4:15PM EST
Bindiya Chana (Canadian Nuclear Laboratories), Jude Alexander (Canadian Nuclear Laboratories), Bryan van der Ende (Canadian Nuclear Laboratories)
Spectroscopic Identification and Quantification of Species in Molten Salts
4:15–4:35PM EST
Rachelle Austin (INL), Garrett LeCroy (INL), Jess Meiers (INL), Alejandro Ramos Ballesteros (INL), Ruchi Gakhar (INL), Robert Hoover (INL), Ammon Williams (INL)
Field Testing of Safeguards Technologies in the Hot Fuel Examination Facility
4:35–4:55PM EST
Christopher Gundersen (INL), Victoria Davis (INL), Ammon Williams (INL)