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Conference Spotlight
2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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Fusion Science and Technology
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In transition: Commercializing fusion power
Commercial fusion power is closer than ever. There are now around 30 U.S. fusion companies, several of which claim to be on track to connect to the grid as early as the 2030s.
Tokamak and laser inertial confinement approaches benefit from decades of research at facilities such as the National Ignition Facility (NIF) at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and ITER, with alternative concepts including stellarator, magnetic mirror, and Z-pinch confinement also making notable progress as private and government funding for fusion increases.
ANS STEM Academy Educator Training Series
May 11, 2023|5:00–6:00PM (6:00–7:00PM EDT)
Available to All Users
Learn how to guide students in exploring radiation science through inquiry-based labs using graphing radiation monitors and various radioactive sources, including everyday objects. This free ANS STEM Academy webinar features Amber Johnson, director of the University of Maryland Training Reactor.
About Amber Johnson
Amber Johnson is the director of the University of Maryland Training Reactor and holds a senior reactor operators license. She enjoys sharing the blue glow from her open-pool reactor with the many visitors who come for a tour each year. To share best practices across the United States research reactor community, Johnson serves as editor of a quarterly newsletter that tracks news, events, and regulatory items. Before joining the University of Maryland, she was an accelerator operator at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.
Moderator
Eric Loewen, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy
