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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.
Takashi Kodama, Hiroshi Kinuhata, Mikio Kumagai, Kazunori Suzuki, Shin-Itiro Hayashi, Shingo Matsuoka
Nuclear Technology | Volume 210 | Number 6 | June 2024 | Pages 958-984
Research Article | doi.org/10.1080/00295450.2023.2273550
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
Using the amount, composition, and decay power density of high-level liquid waste in a storage tank, the temperature change of the waste up to 600°C and the corresponding vapor and gas release rates of H2O, HNO3, NO2, NO, and O2 as a function of time after the loss of cooling function were obtained by the following method. The heat balance equations in and around the tank were derived, and the solution of the waste temperature change was numerically obtained using the vaporization rates of H2O and HNO3 and the generation rate of NOx, which were both obtained from the experiments using the simulated liquid waste. Utilizing the temperature versus time curve obtained from the equation, the release rates of the components described above were obtained as a function of time. This information on the progress of the accident can be used to study the Leak Path Factor of radioactive materials, especially of volatilized Ru, and further, it becomes basic information when considering accident management and suppressing the impact of a disaster.