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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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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|Panel|Sponsored by THD
Monday, November 16, 2020|1:00–3:10PM EST
Session Chair:
Richard B. Vilim
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Thomas Esselman
Staff Producer:
Janet Davis (American Nuclear Society)
The opportunities for application of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to nuclear power for securing the energy future of the U.S. are legion. While applications to the existing fleet are currently underway, it is the advanced reactors operating in the future energy landscape that present the greatest opportunity. AI/ML can potentially transform the use of nuclear power and improve its economic competitiveness. This panel will focus on the staffing problem and the related competitiveness problem, which are already manifest in the current fleet. The challenge is to transform the human from a labor-intensive role to an overseer of technology that operates autonomously, safely, and fits into a dynamic energy network composed of an array of production and storage technologies.
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