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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|Panel|Sponsored by OPD
Tuesday, November 17, 2020|2:40–4:20PM EST
Session Chair:
Piyush Sabharwall
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
N. Dianne B. Ezell
Staff Producer:
Paul LaTour (American Nuclear Society)
This session will primarily focus on the research and development activities, in the area of gas cooled, molten salt cooled, lead cooled, sodium cooled, and rabbit development, at leading national laboratories and industries. Presentations and speakers will be: 1) Na Cartridge Loop Development (Mitch Farmer and Tim Stack); 2) GFR Cartridge Loop Development (Piyush Sabharwall and Chris Ellis); 3) Lead Cartridge Loop Development (Cetin Unal and Paolo Ferroni); 4) MS Cartridge Loop Development: (Joel McDuffee and Daniel Eichel); 5) Rabbit System Development: David Wootan
Mitch Farmer
ANL
Tim Stack
Framatome
INL
Chris Ellis
GA
Cetin Unal
LANL
Paolo Ferroni
*Westinghouse Electric Co.
Joel McDuffee
ORNL
Daniel Eichel
Terrapower
David Wootan
PNNL
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