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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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NECX debut: Shaping the next era of energy
The sold-out inaugural Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX) got off to a roaring start in Atlanta, Ga., Tuesday morning with an opening plenary that was a live highlight reel discussing the latest industry achievements.
Starting with a lively promo video that left the audience amped up for Entergy’s CEO and NEI chair Drew Marsh, who welcomed everyone to the event, hosted jointly by the American Nuclear Society and the Nuclear Energy Institute. He spoke to a full house of more than 1,300 attendees, promising a blend of science, technology, policy, and advocacy centered around the future of nuclear energy.
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Nuclear Technology | Volume 208 | Number 2 | February 2022 | Pages 364-370
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.1080/00295450.2021.1888617
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
The Middle East Technical University Defocusing Beamline (METU-DBL) is being constructed in order to perform single event effects tests for the electronic components in accordance with the European Space Agency (ESA) European Space Components Coordination (ESCC) No. 25100 standard. The aim of this beamline is to provide a suitable test area at the end of the beamline using the beam elements, such as collimators and magnets. Shielding is a crucial precaution for the safety of the radiation workers and the protection of the electronic components from the detrimental effects of radiation. In the METU-DBL, shielding studies have started with the first protective collimator because the proton beam hits the collimator, resulting in secondary particle production that increases the dose level in the research and development (R&D) room. The shielding studies of the first protective collimator used in the pretest setup of the METU-DBL are presented in this study. The whole beamline was defined in the FLUKA simulation program to calculate the absorbed radiation dose and make shielding designs. Various shielding designs were studied in FLUKA and the 15th one was selected as a suitable shielding design for the first protective collimator. This shield was manufactured and mounted on the first protective collimator and used in 20 irradiations during the pretests. At the end of 20 irradiations, it was observed that the shield is effective at decreasing the dose level in the R&D room.