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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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Porous tungsten scrubbed by glow discharge cleaning
Researchers conducted experiments in Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory’s Lithium Tokamak Experiment-Beta (LTX-β) showing glow discharge cleaning can be used to effectively clean samples of porous tungsten—used to hold liquid lithium in fusion machine inner walls—manufactured from powder-reconstituted materials, according to a paper published in Nuclear Materials and Energy.
Tungsten is widely used for plasma-facing components in fusion machines, especially in the divertor region where materials must withstand extreme levels of power flow. According to the paper, spark plasma sintering can be used to make tungsten into spongelike samples for holding liquid lithium.
7:30AM–4:00PM EST
8:30–8:50AM EST
Monroe
8:50–10:00AM EST
Panel|Monroe
Session Chairs: Patrick Snouffer, Julie McCallum
10:00–10:20AM EST
10:20–11:10AM EST
Panel|Lincoln East
Session Chair: Jack Fletcher
Panel|Lincoln West
Session Chair: John Mobley IV
Panel|Jefferson East
Session Chair: Victor Ibarra
11:20AM–12:10PM EST
Session Chair: Julie McCallum
Session Chair: Will Searight
Session Chair: Matt Jasica
12:15–1:15PM EST
1:20–2:30PM EST
Session Chair: Kelsey Amundson
2:30–3:00PM EST
3:00–3:50PM EST
Jefferson East
Session Chair: Pierre-Clément Simon
Session Chair: Evan Gonzalez
4:00–5:30PM EST
6:30–8:30PM EST
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