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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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The human factor in licensing and operating the next generation of nuclear plants
As human factors specialists working at the intersection of human performance and nuclear operations, we are witnessing one of the nuclear sector’s most significant transitions in decades. The emergence of small modular reactors, microreactors, and other advanced designs is reshaping the industry’s landscape. Digital instrumentation and controls, passive safety systems, and increased automation are creating opportunities for greater safety margins and more flexible operation. These same features also fundamentally redefine what it means to “operate” a nuclear plant. Interactions among human roles, automation, and passive systems shape how people maintain awareness, exercise judgment, and intervene when necessary. These developments affect both operational realities and the regulatory foundations on which nuclear safety is built.
Technical Session|Sponsored by IRD|Cosponsored by THD
Tuesday, June 17, 2025|1:00–2:45PM CDT|Lincolnshire 1/2
Session Chair:
Walid Mohamed (ANL)
Alternate Chair:
Kyle Anderson (ANL)
Track Organizer:
Erik H. Wilson (ANL)
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Progress Toward the Low Enrichment Uranium Fuel Conversion of the MIT Research Reactor
1:00–1:20PM CDT
Lin-Wen Hu (MIT), V. Mascolino (ANL), S. Yang (ANL), K. Anderson (ANL), A. S. Hebden (ANL), E. Wilson (ANL)
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Flow Testing for Hydraulic Performance Evaluation of USHPRR LEU Conversion
1:20–1:40PM CDT
Guanyi Wang (ANL), Cezary Bojanowski (ANL), Aaron Weiss (Oregon State), Alexander Westerberg (Oregon State), Andrew Hebden (ANL), Firat Cetinbas (ANL), Walid Mohamed (ANL), Wade Marcum (Oregon State), Erik Wilson (ANL)
Estimating Heat Generation and Energy Deposition in Low-Enriched Uranium Foil Targets
1:40–2:00PM CDT
Kyoung Lee (ORNL), David Chandler (ORNL), Nolan Goth (ORNL), Jim Nash (ORNL)
Preliminary Comparison of Depletion Solver Methods for MITR-II Fuel Management Codes
2:00–2:20PM CDT
Emilio Ahuactzin-Garcia (MIT), Kyle E. Anderson (ANL), Valerio Mascolino (ANL), Lin-Wen Hu (MIT), Erik H. Wilson (ANL)
A Progress Update on the University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR) LEU Conversion to a Monolithic Alloy of U 10Mo under NNSA's USHPRR Project
2:20–2:40PM CDT
Maria Pinilla (Univ. Missouri Research Reactor), Valerio Mascolino (ANL), Austin J. Schnieders (Missouri Univ. Science and Technology), Caleb Braun (Univ. Missouri Research Reactor), Cezary Bojanowski (ANL), Firat Cetinbas (ANL), Guanyi Wang (ANL), Dhongik S. Yoon (ANL), David Jaluvka (ANL), Earl Feldman (ANL), John A. Stillman (ANL), Andrew Hebden (ANL), Walid Mohamed (ANL), Erik H. Wilson (ANL)
