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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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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 MSTD
Tuesday, November 17, 2020|4:50–6:30PM EST
Session Chair:
Colby B. Jensen
Alternate Chair:
Vincenzo V. Rondinella
Session Organizer:
Kenneth J. Geelhood
Staff Producer:
Daryl Rizzo (American Nuclear Society)
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Post-Irradiation Examination Supporting the Transformational Challenge Reactor
Annabelle Le Coq (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Kurt A. Terrani (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Jesse W. Werden (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Xunxiang Hu (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Thak Sang Byun (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Kory Linton (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
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Microstructural Characterization of U-Mo Dispersion Fuel Using Automated Image Processing
Adam B. Robinson (Idaho National Laboratory), Meimei Li (Argonne National Lab), Wei-Ying Chen (Argonne National Lab), Dennis D. Keiser (Idaho National Laboratory), Abdellatif M. Yacout (Argonne National Laboratory), Gerard L. Hofman (Argonne National Laboratory), Laura M. Jamison (Argonne National Laboratory), Bei Ye (Argonne National Laboratory), Zhi-Gang Mei (Argonne National Laboratory)
Post-Irradiation Examination of 3D-Printed SiC
Kurt A. Terrani (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Thak S. Byun (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Yanwen Zhang (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Chad M. Parish (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Takaaki Koyanagi (ORNL), Hsin Wang (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Timothy G. Lach (ORNL)
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