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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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Hash Hashemian: Visionary leadership
As Dr. Hashem M. “Hash” Hashemian prepares to step into his term as President of the American Nuclear Society, he is clear that he wants to make the most of this unique moment.
A groundswell in public approval of nuclear is finding a home in growing governmental support that is backed by a tailwind of technological innovation. “Now is a good time to be in nuclear,” Hashemian said, as he explained the criticality of this moment and what he hoped to accomplish as president.
Technology of Fusion Energy (TOFE)
Technical Session
Thursday, June 16, 2022|10:15AM–12:00PM PDT|Huntington A
Session Chair:
Paul W. Humrickhouse
Alternate Chair:
Leigh Winfrey
Session Organizer:
Robert C. Duckworth
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Measuring the Quench Dynamics and Propagation of the VIPER High Temperature Superconducting Cable
Erica Salazar (Commonwealth Fusion Systems), Zachary Hartwig (MIT), Philip Michael (Plasma Science and Fusion Center)
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Ultra-High Field Superconductors for Compact Fusion Magnets
Venkat Selvamanickam (Univ. Houston)
Development of High-Temperature Superconducting CORC® Cables and Demountable Joints for Fusion Magnets
Danko van d. Laan (Advanced Conductor Technologies), Jeremy Weiss (Advanced Conductor Technologies), Kyle Radcilff (Advanced Conductor Technologies), Tim Mulder (CERN), Alexey Dudarev (CERN), Herman t. Kate (Univ. Twente), Xiaorong Wang (Berkeley Lab), Yuhu Zhai (Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory), Steve Allen (United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority), Frank Schoofs (United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority), Jack Greenwood (United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority), Julian Holt (United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority), U.P. Trociewitz (Applied Superconductivity Center), D. Abraimov (Applied Superconductivity Center), D.S. Davis (Applied Superconductivity Center), L.D. Cooley (Applied Superconductivity Center), D.C. Larbalestier (Applied Superconductivity Center)
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Doppler Backscattering: A Powerful Plasma Turbulence and Flow Diagnostic
Lothar Schmitz (Univ. California, Los Angeles)
Diagnostic Focus on C-2W Results
Thomas Roche (TAE Technologies)
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