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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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Helion secures new licenses from Washington
Last week, Everett, Wash., fusion start-up Helion Energy announced that it has received its radioactive materials license and radioactive air emissions license from the state of Washington.
According to the company, these milestones make it “the first company in the world to secure the regulatory licenses needed for a fusion power plant” and represent confirmation that it has the needed facilities, trained personnel, and safety programs in place to safely operate its fusion machine.
International High Level Radioactive Waste Management (IHLRWM 2025)
Markéta Dohnálková is Head of the Section for Repository Development at the Radioactive Waste Repository Authority (SÚRAO) in the Czech Republic. She is responsible for the preparation of the national deep geological repository (DGR) programme, including site selection, safety assessment, development of engineered barrier systems, and the operation of the underground research facility Bukov. She holds a PhD in underground construction from VŠB–Technical University of Ostrava, where she focused on the design basis of the Czech DGR. Markéta has been actively involved in international collaboration on geological disposal through the Implementing Geological Disposal Technology Platform (IGD-TP), where she serves as Chair for 2025–2026, and in European joint research projects such as EURAD-2.
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