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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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Nuclear Dirigo
On April 22, 1959, Rear Admiral George J. King, superintendent of the Maine Maritime Academy, announced that following the completion of the 1960 training cruise, cadets would begin the study of nuclear engineering. Courses at that time included radiation physics, reactor control and instrumentation, reactor theory and engineering, thermodynamics, shielding, core design, reactor maintenance, and nuclear aspects.
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Palm C|Session Chair: Amanda Bachmann
Wednesday, June 19, 2024|1:00–2:45PM PDT
Palm D|Session Chair: Ian Ferguson
Wednesday, June 19, 2024|3:15–5:00PM PDT
Palm C|Session Chair: Chandrakanth Bolisetti
Palm D|Session Chair: Ben Lindley
Monday, June 17, 2024|1:00–2:45PM PDT
Panel|Palm D|Session Chair: Nicolas E. Stauff
Monday, June 17, 2024|3:15–5:00PM PDT
Palm C|Session Chair: Jacopo Buongiorno
Palm D|Session Chair: Melanie Joseph
Wednesday, June 19, 2024|10:00–11:45AM PDT
Palm D|Session Chair: Egemen Aras
Tuesday, June 18, 2024|10:00–11:45AM PDT
Palm D|Session Chair: Mostafa Hamza
Tuesday, June 18, 2024|1:00–2:45PM PDT
Palm D|Session Chair: Daniel Sluder
Tuesday, June 18, 2024|3:15–5:00PM PDT
Palm C|Session Chair: Katrina Sweetland
Palm C|Session Chair: Pavel V. Tsvetkov
Palm C|Session Chair: Aaron S. Epiney
Palm H|Session Chair: Katrina Sweetland
Palm H|Session Chair: Rui Hu
Palm H|Session Chair: Izabela Gutowska
Palm H|Session Chair: Alex Grannan
Palm H|Session Chair: Zhiee Ooi
Palm H|Session Chair: Ketan Ajay
Palm H|Session Chair: Thanh Hua
Palm H|Session Chair: Dave Grabaskas