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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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General Atomics announces breeding blanket test facility
General Atomics announced it is developing design concepts in collaboration with the Department of Energy for the Fusion Blanket Component Test Facility (BCTF), which will test full-scale breeding blankets.
“No one has tested a fusion blanket at this scale. While there are more research and development challenges ahead, a BCTF brings us closer to turning fusion from proven science into practical, sustainable power,” said Anantha Krishnan, senior vice president of the General Atomics Energy Group.
Technical Session|Sponsored by MSTD
Wednesday, November 16, 2022|3:15–5:00PM MST|Kaibab
Session Chair:
Cynthia A. Adkins
Alternate Chair:
Jake R. Quincey
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High-Porosity Silicon Carbide-Boron Carbide Burnable Absorber Pellets
3:15–3:35PM MST
Raymond A. Cutler (Ultra Safe Nuclear Corp.), Kurt A. Terrani (Ultra Safe Nuclear Corp.)
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Fuel Performance Modeling Improvements for Metal Fuels in FAST
3:35–3:55PM MST
Dylan F. Wray (PNNL), Kenneth J. Geelhood (PNNL)
Review of Accelerated Fuel Test Plan for the Fast Modular Reactor
3:55–4:15PM MST
Hangbok Choi (General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems), Oscar Gutierrez (General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems), John Bolin (General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems), Christina Back (General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems), Ron Faibish (General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems)
Proposed NIST Neutron Source User Facility
4:15–4:35PM MST
Jeremy C. Cook (NIST Center for Neutron Research), Hubert E. King (NIST Center for Neutron Research), Charles F. Majkrzak (NIST Center for Neutron Research), Dagistan Sahin (NIST Center for Neutron Research), Joy S. Shen (NIST Center for Neutron Research), Osman S. Celikten (NIST Center for Neutron Research), David Diamond (NIST Center for Neutron Research), Robert E. Williams (NIST Center for Neutron Research), Thomas H. Newton (NIST Center for Neutron Research)