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International Conference on Mathematics and Computational Methods Applied to Nuclear Science and Engineering (M&C 2025)
April 27–30, 2025
Denver, CO|The Westin Denver Downtown
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Pacific Fusion predicts “1,000-fold leap” in performance, net facility gain by 2030
Inertial fusion energy (IFE) developer Pacific Fusion, based in Fremont, Calif., announced this morning that it is on target to achieve net facility gain—more fusion energy out than all energy stored in the system—with a demonstration system by 2030, and backs the claim with a technical paper published yesterday on arXiv: “Affordable, manageable, practical, and scalable (AMPS) high-yield and high-gain inertial fusion.”
Technical Session|Sponsored by NCSD|Cosponsored by NNPD
Wednesday, December 1, 2021|4:20–5:45PM EST |Gunston
Session Chair:
George E. McKenzie
Alternate Chair:
David E. Ames
Session Organizer:
Jesson D. Hutchinson
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Preliminary NoMAD Results of the MUSiC Experiment
4:25–4:45PM EST
Alexander McSpaden (LANL), Caiser Bravo (Univ. of Michigan), Theresa Cutler (LANL), Joetta Goda (LANL), Wim Haeck (LANL), Jesson Hutchinson (LANL), Hadyn Kistle (LANL), George McKenzie (LANL), William Myers (LANL), Rene Sanchez (LANL), Robert Weldon (LANL)
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Comparison of Neutron Multiplicity Counting Estimates with trans-Stilbene, EJ-309, and He-3 Detection Systems
4:45–5:05PM EST
F.B. Darby (Univ. of Michigan), J. D. Hutchinson (LANL), M. Y. Hua (Univ. of Michigan), R. A. Weldon (LANL), G.E. McKenzie (LANL), J. R. Lamproe (Univ. of Michigan), S. A. Pozzi (Univ. of Michigan)
Sensitivity Analysis of H2O Pulsed-Neutron Die-Away Experiments to the H-H2O Thermal Scattering Law
5:05–5:25PM EST
Daniel Siefman (LLNL), Catherine Percher (LLNL), David Heinrichs (LLNL)
Sensitivity-Based Experiment Design Optimization for a Molybdenum Critical Experiment
5:25–5:45PM EST
Cole Kostelac (LANL), Nicholas Thompson (LANL), Rene Sanchez (LANL), Noah Kleedtke (LANL)
Impact of Spontaneous Fission Neutron Emission Energy on Neutron Detector Response
5:45–6:05PM EST
Jawad R. Moussa (LANL), Jesson Hutchinson (LANL), George McKenzie (LANL)
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