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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 IRD|Cosponsored by THD
Monday, June 16, 2025|1:00–2:45PM CDT|Lincolnshire 1/2
Session Chair:
Carol Sizemore (ORNL)
Alternate Chair:
Dhongik Yoon (ANL)
Session Organizer:
Erik Wilson (ANL)
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Progress on LEU U-10Mo Fuel Element Design, Testing, and Safety Analysis for Conversion of U.S. High Performance Research Reactors
1:00–1:20PM CDT
Kyle E. Anderson (ANL), Erik H. Wilson (ANL), Lin-Wen Hu (MIT), Maria Pinilla (Univ. Missouri Research Reactor), Abudullah Weiss (Nat'l Institute of Standards & Technology), Dhongik S. Yoon (ANL), John A. Stillman (ANL), Valerio Mascolino (ANL), Firat Cetinbas (ANL), Andrew S. Hebden (ANL)
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Concepts for a High-Power Thermal Test Reactor Using LEU Fuel
1:20–1:40PM CDT
Michael Worrall (INL), Matthew Johnson (INL), Brandon H. Harroff (MPR Assoc.)
Presented by Jad Jaber (MPR Assoc.)
Advanced Test Reactor Low Enriched Uranium U-10Mo Element Test Campaign
1:40–2:00PM CDT
Bryon J. Curnutt (INL), Eric Woolstenhulme (INL), Jad Jaber (MPR Assoc.)
Research and Test Reactor Conversion Analysis Software and Verification Under NQA-1
2:00–2:20PM CDT
Justin W. Thomas (ANL), Walid Mohamed (ANL), Aurelien X. Bergeron (ANL), Erik H. Wilson (ANL)
Safety and Performance Evaluation of a Proposed Low-Power Irradiation of an LEU Fuel Element in the MITR Fission Converter Experimental Facility
2:20–2:40PM CDT
Caroline J. Sears (MIT), Lin-Wen Hu (MIT), Benoit Forget (MIT), Kyle E. Anderson (ANL), Valerio Mascolino (ANL), Tyler S. Sumner (ANL), Se Ro Yang (ANL), Erik H. Wilson (ANL)