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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|Sponsored by IRD
Tuesday, November 14, 2023|1:00–2:45PM EST|Jefferson East
Session Chair:
Kenan Unlu
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Peter Norgard
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Development of Second-Generation Short-Lived Radioisotope Separator Isotope Source
1:00–1:20PM EST
Peter Norgard (Univ. Missouri Research Reactor), Brad Jeffries (Univ. Missouri Research Reactor), John Gahl (Univ. Missouri Research Reactor), Barry Higgins (Univ. Missouri Research Reactor)
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Charged-Particle Optical Element Modeling for a High Performance EMIS Beamline
1:20–1:40PM EST
Peter Norgard (Univ. Missouri Research Reactor), Barry Higgins (Univ. Missouri Research Reactor), Brad Jeffries (Univ. Missouri Research Reactor), John Gahl (Univ. Missouri Research Reactor)
Optimization of Irradiation Timing for Isotope Production with Unintended Contamination
1:40–2:00PM EST
The Design of High-Temperature Molten Salt Irradiation Test Apparatus
2:00–2:20PM EST
Mahmoud Eltawila (Penn State), Erik Hisahara (Penn State), Berke Yesilada (Penn State), William Walters (Penn State), Amanda Johnsen (Penn State), Saya Lee (Penn State)
Third Generation Mesitylene Based Cold Neutron Source Development at Penn State Breazeale Reactor (PSBR)
2:20–2:40PM EST
Kenan Unlu (Penn State), Daniel Beck (Penn State)
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