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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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In transition: Commercializing fusion power
Commercial fusion power is closer than ever. There are now around 30 U.S. fusion companies, several of which claim to be on track to connect to the grid as early as the 2030s.
Tokamak and laser inertial confinement approaches benefit from decades of research at facilities such as the National Ignition Facility (NIF) at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and ITER, with alternative concepts including stellarator, magnetic mirror, and Z-pinch confinement also making notable progress as private and government funding for fusion increases.
Technical Session|Sponsored by OPD
Tuesday, November 17, 2020|12:00–2:10PM EST
Session Chair:
Hitesh Bindra (Kansas State Univ.)
Alternate Chair:
W. Neal Mann (The University of Texas at Austin)
Session Organizer:
Staff Producer:
Paul LaTour (American Nuclear Society)
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Micro-Reactor and Energy Storage Coupled Truck Charging Terminal
Derek W. Kultgen (Argonne National Laboratory), Darius D. Lisowski (Argonne National Laboratory), Nicolas E. Stauff (Argonne National Laboratory), Matthew D. Bucknor (Argonne National Laboratory)
Paper
Multi-Gigawatt-Day Low-Cost Crushed-Rock Heat Storage Coupled to Light-Water Reactors with a Stand-Alone Steam Cycle
Ali Aljefri (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Charles W. Forsberg (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Base-Load Reactors for Variable Electricity with Crushed-Rock Heat Storage and Nitrate-Salt Heat Transfer
Mriganka Mandal (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Charles W. Forsberg (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Performance Comparison of Solid Reactant Based on Pellets and Powder for Ca(OH)2/CaO Chemical Heat Pump
Aman Gupta (University of Idaho), Paul D. Armatis (Oregon State University), Piyush Sabharwall (Idaho National Laboratory), Brian M. Fronk (Oregon State University), Vivek P. Utgikar (University of Idaho)
