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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.
Don EggettPatricia Schroeder
2025
James S. Baker
2024
Larry L. Wetzel
2023
Jean-Francois Lucchini
2022
Douglas G. Bowen
2021
Stanley H. Levinson
2020
George FlanaganN. Prasad Kadambi
2019
James FlorenceIan B. Wall
2018
Dr. Robert D. Busch
2017
Dr. Abraham Weitzberg
2016
Andrew O. Smetana
2015
Jerry E. HicksDonald J. Wakefield
2014
Steven L. Stamm
2013
Carl A. Mazzola
2012
Patricia A. SchroederElizabeth Briggs Johnson (posthumously)
2010
Allen CampThomas McLaughlin
2009
Calvin M. Hopper
2008
Donald J. Spellman
2007
William L. Whittemore posthumously
2006
Robert J. Budnitz
2005
James F. Mallay
2004
Charles H. Moseley
2003
Wade J. Richards
2002
Francis M. Alcorn
2001
Michael J. Wright
2000
William C. Hopkins
1999
Dimitrios Cokinos
1998
Marilyn D. Weber
1997
David R. Smith
1996
Tawfik M. Raby
1995
Hugh K. Clark
1994
George L. Wessman
1993
Joseph T. Thomas
1992
J. Ed Smith posthumously
1991
David K. Trubey
1990
1989
Walter H. D'Ardenne
1988
A. Dixon CallihanRalph G. ChalkerMiles C. Leverett
