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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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INL reports findings on unusual quantum behavior of plutonium
Scientists at Idaho National Laboratory have discovered that plutonium hexaboride (PuB6) displays a type of unusual quantum property called a topological Kondo insulating state. Materials with this property are neither typical electricity conductors nor regular insulators. Rather, they have exterior surfaces that strongly conduct electricity and interiors that block electricity.
Technical Session|Sponsored by Fusion Energy Division
Wednesday, November 16, 2022|3:15–5:00PM MST|Bougainvillea
Session Chair:
Pierre-Clément A. Simon
Alternate Chair:
Paul P. Wilson
Session Organizer:
Paul W. Humrickhouse
This Fusion session will be preceded by the Technology and Policy Advancements in Nuclear Nonproliferation session, in which three summaries will be presented. Please see below for times for the Fusion presentations.
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Optimization of Simplified Affordable, Robust, Compact Reactor Designs with FERMI
4:15–4:35PM MST
Jack Fletcher (MIT), Jin Whan Bae (ORNL), Arpan Sircar (ORNL), Katarzyna Borowiec (ORNL), Vittorio Badalassi (ORNL)
Paper
Evaluation of Variance Reduction Techniques for Deep Penetrations in Fusion Neutronics Simulations
4:35–4:55PM MST
Andrea A. Saltos (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), Ethan Peterson (MIT), Dominic Napolitano (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), Ryanne Kennedy (MPR Assoc.), Andrew Hodgdon (Commonwealth Fusion Systems)
Multiphysics Code Coupling for Fusion Blankets
4:55–5:15PM MST
Arpan Sircar (ORNL), Katarzyna Borowiec (ORNL), Jin Whan Bae (ORNL), Jerome Solberg (LLNL), Vittorio Badalassi (ORNL)