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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 MSTD
Tuesday, June 18, 2024|1:00–2:45PM PDT|Banyan B
Session Chair:
Benjamin Beeler (NCSU)
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Jake R. Quincey (Oregon State)
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Integrated Approach to Post-Irradiation Examination of Nuclear Materials at Idaho National Laboratory
1:00–1:40PM PDT
Fabiola Cappia (INL), Daniel Murray (INL), Brandon Miller (INL), Grace Burke (INL), Jian Gan (INL), Aaron Craft (INL), Colin Judge (INL)
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In-situ TEM Observation of Dislocation Evolution in UN in Support of Accelerated Fuel Qualification
1:40–2:00PM PDT
E. Kardoulaki (LANL), M. Kosmidou (LANL), A. Terricabras (LANL), W. Chen (ANL), J. Rizk (LANL), T. Matthews (LANL), J. White (LANL)
Void Surface Diffusion in γ-U-10Mo
2:00–2:20PM PDT
Gyuchul Park (ANL), Benjamin Beeler (NCSU), Bei Ye (ANL)
Effect of Grain Structure and Zr Interdiffusion Layer on Gas Bubble Structure in Monolithic UMo Fuels
2:20–2:40PM PDT
Shenyang Hu (PNNL), Zirui Mao (PNNL), Benjamin Beeler (NCSU)