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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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Reactor criticality, states’ new nuclear plans among NECX 2026 highlights
The second day of the Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX 2026) kicked off with success stories on the start-up and state levels.
In Wednesday’s opening plenary session, representatives of three of the four companies that reached criticality on or before Executive Order 14301’s July 4 target date—Aalo Atomics, Antares Nuclear, and Deployable Energy—talked about the run-up to meeting the deadline. Following the opener, officials from Kentucky, New York, and Utah discussed ambitious plans to expand nuclear power in their respective states.
Haruko M. Wainwright
2025
Michelle Bensi Askin Guler Yigitoglu
2024
Elena Tajuelo RodriguezAmy Welty
2023
Leigh Winfrey
2022
Assel AitkaliyevaCatherine L. Riddle
2021
Madeline A. FeltusRaluca O. Scarlat
2020
Maria Okuniewski
2019
Anna S. Erickson
2017
Kathryn D. Huff
2016
Dr. Zahra Mohaghegh
2015
Clair Sullivan
2014
Shannon Bragg-Sitton
2013
Kirsten Laurin-Kovitz
2012
Susana Reyes
2011
Sama Bilbao y Leon
2010
Sue Coleman
2009
Donna Jacobs
2008
Susan Hoxie-Key
2007
Monica C. Regalbuto
2006
Nancy M. Larson
2003
Lisa R. Vickers
2002
Beverly A. Cook
2001
Pat Jupiter
2000
Kathryn A. McCarthy
1999
C. Ruth Kempf
1998
Bernadette L. KirkMartine Griffon-Fouco
1996
Colette Lewiner
1995
Kimberlee J. Kearfott
1994
Laural L. Briggs
1993
Vicki M. Bier
1992
Jeanne K. Krieger
1991
Bernice E. Paige
