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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 NISD
Tuesday, November 17, 2020|4:50–6:30PM EST
Session Chair:
Matthew Bucknor (ANL)
Alternate Chair:
David S. Grabaskas
Session Organizer:
Andrew J. Clark
Staff Producer:
Julie Bry (American Nuclear Society)
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Safety Analysis of the Conceptual Versatile Test Reactor Design
Tyler S. Sumner (Argonne National Laboratory), T. H. Fanning (Argonne National Laboratory), J. W. Thomas (Argonne National Laboratory)
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Impact of the Control Rod Withdrawal Rate during Power Ascension Operations
Justin W. Thomas (Argonne National Laboratory), Tyler S. Sumner (Argonne National Laboratory), Thomas H. Fanning (Argonne National Laboratory)
Versatile Test Reactor Pump Coastown Assessment
Tyler S. Sumner (Argonne National Laboratory), T. H. Fanning (Argonne National Laboratory)
Initial Sensitivity Analyses for Versatile Test Reactor Transient Safety Performance
Justin W. Thomas (Argonne National Laboratory), Lander Ibarra (Argonne National Laboratory), Tyler S. Sumner (Argonne National Laboratory)
Analysis of Versatile Test Reactor Pump Overcooling Transients
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