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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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A closer look at the NRC’s reactor licensing revamp
Make no mistake about it: the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s proposed rulemaking on reactor licensing, safety oversight, and siting practices is expansive. When it was unveiled on July 1, NRC officials called it the “most comprehensive modernization of reactor licensing in decades,” one that could save the NRC and the industry as much as $1.86 billion.
“NRC’s regulations have not kept pace with new technologies and our energy needs,” NRC Chairman Ho Nieh said in an announcement. “This proposed rule strips out rigid frameworks and unnecessary conservatism to accelerate the safe deployment of new reactors and expand existing capacity across America.”
Technical Session|Sponsored by NCSD|Cosponsored by FCWMD, RPD
Wednesday, June 19, 2024|8:00–9:45AM PDT|Jasmine G
Session Chair:
Kelsey Amundson
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Jesse Brown
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Nuclear Data Needs for MCFR Reactors
8:00–8:20AM PDT
T. Cisneros (TerraPower), M. Wargon (TerraPower)
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Design of Pre-Moderated Pulsed-Neutron Die-Away Experiments to Validate the Thermal Scattering Law of Beryllium
8:20–8:40AM PDT
Rida Rahman (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Daniel Siefman (Univ. California, Berkeley), Ruby Araj (LLNL), Catherine Percher (LLNL), Vladimir Sobes (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Bayesian Inference Re-estimation of 9Be(α, n) Cross Sections by Using Neutron Spectra Measurements
8:40–9:00AM PDT
Sylvain Bertholon (CEA), Anis Ben-Yelles (CEA), David Bernard (CEA)
Review of Available Critical Experiments and Critical Experiments Facilities to Perform High-Assay Low-Enriched Uranium Fuel Transport Validation for Advanced Reactor Deployment
9:00–9:20AM PDT
M.N. Dupont (ORNL), K.L. Reed Fassino (ORNL), W.J. Marshall (ORNL), W.A. Metwally (ORNL), W.A. Wieselquist (ORNL)
A Methodology for Validating the Evolution of Start-up Neutron Sources
9:20–9:30AM PDT
Anis Ben-Yelles (CEA)
