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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 OPD
Monday, November 13, 2023|3:15–5:00PM EST|Kalorama
Session Chair:
William N. Mann
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Garry G. Young
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Economics of Steam Cycle Integrated Hydrogen Production from PWR SMR
3:15–3:35PM EST
Nayoung Kim (KAIST), Jung Hwan Park (KAIST), Yong Jae Chae (KAIST), Jeong Ik Lee (KAIST)
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Assessing the Impact of Mass Production on Microreactor Costs
3:35–3:55PM EST
Abdalla Abou-Jaoude (INL), Botros Hanna (INL), Chandrakanth Bolisetti (INL), Yasir Arafat (INL)
Repowering Micro-Scale Coal Plants with Integrated Energy Systems: A Techno-Economic Assessment
3:55–4:15PM EST
Muhammad R. Abdussami (Univ. Michigan), Aditi Verma (Univ. Michigan)
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Nuclear Operations and Maintenance: Cost and Staffing Modeling and Optimization
4:15–4:35PM EST
Isabel Naranjo De Candido (MIT), Koroush Shirvan (MIT)
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