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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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Breaking ground on a new approach to construction
The drive to Kairos Power’s reactor demonstration site in Oak Ridge, Tenn., is not only scenic—it’s historic. Nearly 85 years ago, roughly 30,000 construction workers transformed orchards and farmland into a key Manhattan Project site. Depending on your route, you may pass by one of the three gatehouses that were once military checkpoints controlling access to Atomic Energy Commission production facilities.
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Honors and Awards Program
Michael L. Corradini
Rob Frost
University of Wisconsin - Madison (Best Section)Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Honorable Mention)
W. David Pointer
Candace Davison
Dr. Hans K. Fauske
Leonard J. Koch
Small Local SectionsNortheastern New York Local Section (Best Membership)Connecticut Local Section (Best Meetings and Programs, Best Section Management)Trinity Local Section (Best Public Information)Large Local SectionsSavannah River Local Section (Best Meetings and Programs)Idaho Local Section (Best Public Information, Best Membership, Best Section Management)
Ronald Allen Knief
Oszvald Glockler
Dr. Kyoung O. Lee
Lance L. Snead
Susana Reyes
Akio Sagara
Meredith J. AngwinSrikumar BanerjeeNuclear Engineering Department U. C. BerkeleyJacques BouchardJames O. Ellis Jr.Benjamin HoltzmanShreyans Kumar JainSharon KerrickSalomon LevyWilliam D. Magwood IVBrett D. RampalHoward C. Shaffer IIIKristine L. Svinicki
Richard E. Faw
Terry Kammash
Aris S. Candris
Margaret E. Harding
Patricia A. SchroederElizabeth Briggs Johnson (posthumously)
GraduateMichiganSteven Brown, Alexis Kaplan, and Joseph KarbowskiUndergraduateUniversity of Wisconsin-MadisonAidan Boyle, Mary Alice Cusentino, Matthew King, and Amanda LangTexas A&M UniversityChristopher Chance, Steven Smiley, James Tutt, and Christopher WeberMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyRuaridh R. MacDonald, Alex Salazar, Derek A. Sutherland, and Aditi Verma
Hisashi Ninokata
Steve Clement
William E. Vesely
North Anna Power Station Dominion Virginia Power
Keith Moser (Exelon Corporation)
Elia Merzari
Thermal Hydraulics Division