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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
Standards Program
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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 OPD
Tuesday, November 14, 2023|3:15–5:00PM EST|Kalorama
Session Chair:
Catherine Prat (Westinghouse Electric Co.)
Alternate Chair:
Broderick Sieh (Purdue)
Session Organizer:
William N. Mann
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Transporting Nuclear Heat by Barge to Commercial and Industrial Customers
3:15–3:35PM EST
Charles Forsberg (MIT)
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Towards the Integration of Hydrogen Production with Nuclear with Model-Based Systems Engineering
3:35–3:55PM EST
Svetlana Lawrence (INL), Daniel R. Herber (Colorado State)
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Integrated Model of a Floating Maritime Nuclear System for Ammonia Production
3:55–4:15PM EST
Hanna Won (MIT), Abdalla Abou-Jaoude (INL), Charles Forsberg (MIT), Giulio Gennaro (Core Power), Ioannis Kourasis (Core Power), Rory Megginson (Core Power), John Parsons (MIT)
Sustainable Agriculture Powered by a Microreactor
4:15–4:35PM EST
Jake Marr (Purdue), T-Ying Lin (Purdue), Jay P. Gore (Purdue), Hitesh Bindra (Purdue)
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