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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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Front-end nuclear fuel supply cooperation: Turning allied interdependence into strategic advantage
The global nuclear revival, which is fueled by unprecedented demand for firm, affordable, dispatchable power for artificial intelligence and data center build-out, energy security imperatives, and climate commitments, has exposed a structural reality of the Western fuel cycle: No single allied nation currently possesses the full suite of front-end capabilities. From mining through conversion, enrichment, fabrication, and the emerging deconversion and metallization steps required for reactor fuels, capability is distributed across Canada, France, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States (collectively, the “Sapporo Five”), as well as a small group of close partners.
Technical Session|Sponsored by IRD|Cosponsored by NNPD
Tuesday, June 18, 2024|3:15–5:00PM PDT|Jasmine C
Session Chair:
Stephen P. LaMont
Alternate Chair:
Lin-Wen Hu
Session Organizer:
Igor Jovanovic
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Harnessing the Unique Properties of Berkelium in its Separation from other f-Elements and Fission Products
3:15–3:35PM PDT
Miting Du (ORNL), Punam Thakur (ORNL)
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Californium Feedstock Study to Support the Californium-252 Supply Program at Oak Ridge National Laboratory
3:35–3:55PM PDT
Grace M. Power (ORNL)
Mass Spectrometry Analysis of Lithium in FLiBe
3:55–4:15PM PDT
Sean R. Scott (PNNL), Johnny Williams (Kairos Power), Sara Mastromarino (Kairos Power)
Empirical Bounding Analysis and User Recommendations for a Neutron Multiplicity Detector
4:15–4:35PM PDT
J. Hutchinson (LANL), T. Cutler (LANL), D. Dinwiddie (LANL), K. Kazkaz (LANL), S. Kiff (LANL), G. McKenzie (LANL), H. Kistle (LANL), M. Nelson (LANL), E. Sorensen (LANL), K. Stults (LANL), N. Thompson (LANL), J. Walker (LANL)
