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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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Antares achieves zero-power criticality at INL
Leveraging more than $140 million in private capital fundraising, over 322,000 square feet of operational manufacturing space, and multifaceted partnerships with the Departments of Energy and Defense, reactor start-up Antares has become the first company involved in the Reactor Pilot Program to achieve zero-power fueled criticality—a full month ahead of the July 4 deadline set by President Trump’s Executive Order 14301.
This milestone, announced yesterday, was achieved with the company’s Mark-0: a sodium heat-pipe-cooled, TRISO-fueled microreactor. The Mark-0 is a forerunner to the company’s flagship design, which it calls the R1. For Antares, this development represents a key validation of its reactor physics, control systems, and supply chain.
Technical Session|Sponsored by MSTD
Monday, November 16, 2020|3:40–5:50PM EST
Session Chair:
Jake R. Quincey
Alternate Chair:
Colby B. Jensen
Session Organizer:
Kenneth J. Geelhood
Staff Producer:
Jessie Vazquez (American Nuclear Society)
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Development of Materials for Accident Tolerant Fuels at GE
Raul B. Rebak (GE Research), Russ M. Fawcett (GE Power), Dan R. Lutz (GE Power), Andrew K. Hoffman (GE Research)
Paper
Evaluation of Constitutive Relationship for Silicon Carbide Cladding Material
Raphael Haftka (University of Florida), Ghatu Subhash (University of Florida), Bhavani Sankar (University of Florida), James Nance (University of Florida), Hemanth Thandaga Nagaraju (University of Florida)
Relationship between microstructural heterogeneity and variability in strength of SiCf/SiC
Ghatu Subhash (University of Florida), Raphael Haftka (University of Florida), Bhavani Sankar (University of Florida), Hemanth Thandaga Nagaraju (University of Florida), James Nance (University of Florida)
Development of an Innovative Sample Preparation Technique for Select Layers and Layer Interfaces of TRISO Particles
Isabella J. van Rooyen (Idaho National Laboratory), Scott C. McBeath (Idaho State University), Daniel P. LaBrier (Idaho State University), Mary Lou Dunzik-Gougar (Idaho State University), Tanner J. Mauseth (Idaho State University)
Compositional Impact and Microstructure Analysis of Niobium Additions to U3Si2
Elizabeth Sooby Wood (University of Texas San Antonio), Joshua T. White (Los Alamos National Laboratory), Geronimo Robles (University of Texas San Antonio)
