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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
Standards Program
The Standards Committee is responsible for the development and maintenance of voluntary consensus standards that address the design, analysis, and operation of components, systems, and facilities related to the application of nuclear science and technology. Find out What’s New, check out the Standards Store, or Get Involved today!
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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 RPSD
Monday, November 16, 2020|3:40–5:50PM EST
Session Chair:
Andrew Rosenstrom (TAMU)
Alternate Chair:
Irina I. Popova
Session Organizer:
Michael Lorne Fensin
Staff Producer:
Julie Bry (American Nuclear Society)
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Radiation shielding design of the Component Transfer Hatch for the ESS Active Cells Facility
Maitane Amarika (IDOM), Dustin Sancristobal (IDOM), Bernal Coca d. Ayala (IDOM), Iñigo Eletxigerra (IDOM), Jameer Emamally (United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA)), Magnus Göhran (European Spallation Source (ESS))
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Presentation Video (Visible to Attendees) — Radiation shielding design of the Component Transfer Hatch for the ESS Active Cells Facility
Coupling Simulation Technologies to Assist Nuclear Fuel Fabrication Facility Design
Cade M. Bourque (University of Texas at Austin), Cole J. Thompson (University of Texas-Austin), Kevin T. Clarno (University of Texas at Austin), Benjamin D. Leibowicz (University of Texas at Austin)
Method for Visualizing Radiation Data using Unreal Engine
Michael S. Greenwood (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Michael B. Smith (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
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Monte Carlo Calculation of the Cerenkov Distribution from a Proton Therapy Beam
Steven A. Thompson (University of Florida)
Determination of the Dosimetry Situation in Reactor Physic Laboratory of SUT in Bratislava
Jakub Lüley (Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava), Štefan Čerba (Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava), Vladimír Nečas (Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava)
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