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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
Standards Program
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Startup looks to commercialize inertial fusion energy
Another startup hoping to capitalize on progress the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has made in realizing inertial fusion energy has been launched. On August 27, San Francisco–based Inertia Enterprises, a private fusion power start-up, announced the formation of the company with the goal of commercializing fusion energy.
Technical Session|Sponsored by IRD
Wednesday, November 18, 2020|12:00–2:10PM EST
Session Chair:
Brenden J. Heidrich
Alternate Chair:
Jung Rim
Session Organizer:
Kenan Unlu
Staff Producer:
Rick Michal (American Nuclear Society)
Research and test reactors at national laboratories and universities are a cornerstone of nuclear engineering research and education since the first reactors were deployed at Oak Ridge and North Carolina State University. The population of university reactors grew to a high of almost 80 in 1970 but has dropped to 24 operating today. Only five remain at national laboratories. The US Department of Energy – Office of Nuclear Energy supports the remaining reactors through fuel and infrastructure funding. Beyond basic support, the fleet is innovating at existing reactors and proposing new designs, adding new capabilities for testing fuel, structural materials, and instrumentation and nuclear data.
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Development of a Cold Neutron Source and Cold Neutron Beam Facilities at the Penn State Breazeale Reactor
Kenan Unlu (Penn State University), Daniel B. Beck (Penn State Radiation Science and Engineering Center)
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Development of a New Neutron Imaging Facility for Radiation Science and Engineering at the Penn State University
Alibek Kenges (Penn State Radiation Science and Engineering Center), Kenan Unlu (Penn State University), Jeffrey Geuther (Penn State Radiation Science and Engineering Center), Daniel B. Beck (Penn State Radiation Science and Engineering Center)
Beam Tube Brightness Evaluation of Low-Density U3Si2-Al Design for High Flux Isotope Reactor LEU Conversion
Kara M. Godsey (ORNL), Charles R. Daily (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), David Chandler (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
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