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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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North American construction is back—smaller and faster—at OPG’s Darlington
“The nuclear renaissance is real here,” said Ontario Power Generation’s Subo Sinnathamby on May 8, one year to the day after OPG secured a final investment decision to build the first of four planned BWRX-300 reactors at its Darlington nuclear power plant, and shortly after the new reactor’s foundation was lifted into place. “We got our license to construct in April and our [final investment decision] in May, and we’ve been off to the races since.”
Technical Session|Sponsored by MSTD
Monday, June 17, 2024|1:00–2:45PM PDT|Banyan A
Session Chair:
Kenneth Geelhood (PNNL)
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Jake Quincey (Oregon State)
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Informing Bubble Evolution and Pulverization in UO2 with Lower Length Scale Simulations
1:00–1:20PM PDT
M.W.D. Cooper (LANL), C. Matthews (LANL), D.A. Andersson (LANL)
Paper
Investigating the Dependence of Fracture Criteria on Microstructure in UO2 Using Atomic-Scale Simulations
1:20–1:40PM PDT
Conor Galvin (LANL), David Andersson (LANL), Michael Cooper (LANL)
Diffusional Creep in UO2 Investigated by Atomic Scale Simulations
1:40–2:00PM PDT
David Andersson (LANL), Conor Galvin (LANL), William Neilson (LANL), Pieterjan Robbe (Sandia), Michael Cooper (LANL)
Improved Simulation of UO2 Fuel Creep Deformation in LWR Fuel Elements
2:00–2:20PM PDT
R.T. Sweet (INL), J.A. Hirschhorn (INL), C.O.T. Galvin (LANL), S.R. Novascone (INL)
The Effect of Porosity and Chemical Composition of Fuel Corrosion Product Deposit on its Thermal Conductivity
2:20–2:40PM PDT
Hee-Sang Shim (KAERI), Hye Min Park (Defense Agency for Technology and Quality), Sang Yeob Lim (KAERI), Soon-Hyeok Jeon (KAERI), Do Haeng Hur (KAERI)