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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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Thea Energy collaborates with AI companies to develop stellarator digital twin
Thea Energy has announced it is working with Nvidia and Synopsys to develop a digital twin of its stellarator fusion power plant concept, called Helios.
The team, which also includes Argonne National Laboratory and Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, will “analyze and scale vast datasets, rapidly evolve Thea Energy’s plant designs, and stress-test system operation in a workflow that outpaces traditional tools,” according to the company.
Technical Session|Sponsored by NISD
Monday, November 16, 2020|1:00–3:10PM EST
Session Chair:
Askin Guler Yigitoglu (ORNL)
Alternate Chair:
Aaron S. Epiney
Session Organizer:
Andrew J. Clark
Staff Producer:
Julie Bry (American Nuclear Society)
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Integrated Enterprise Risk Management to Synchronize Safety and Profitability for Nuclear Power Plants
John Beal (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), Zahra Mohaghegh (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), Seyed Reihani (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), Ernie Kee (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), Tatsuya Sakurahara (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
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Integrated Probabilistic Physics of Failure Methodology to Estimate Pipe Failure Rates for Risk-Informed Analysis of Advanced Reactors
Zahra Mohaghegh (University of Illinois Urbana Champaign), Ernie Kee (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), Seyed-A. Reihani (University of Illinois Urbana Champaign), Tatsuya Sakurahara (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), John Beal (University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign), Wen-Chi Cheng (University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign)
I-PRA Uncertainty Importance Ranking to Enhance Fire PRA Realism for Nuclear Power Plants
Ha Bui (University of Illinois Urbana Champaign), Zahra Mohaghegh (University of Illinois Urbana Champaign), John M. Biersdorf (University of Idaho), Seyed Reihani (University of Illinois Urbana Champaign), Tatsuya Sakurahara (University of Illinois)
Risk-Informing Digital I&C Designs using the HAZCADS Process
Matt Gibson (EPRI), John E. Weglian (EPRI), Wes Brinsfield (Jensen Hughes Inc.)
Coping time estimation for accident tolerant nuclear power plant
Robby Christian (INL), Hyun Gook Kang (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Asad Ullah Amin Shah (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
