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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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The Ratepayer Protection Pledge: Who’s signed on?
In March, seven tech companies and hyperscalers signed on to President Trump's Ratepayer Protection Pledge, a voluntary agreement stating that, in the pursuit of data center growth, signatories would not shift costs to electricity customers in the form of higher electricity bills.
Technical Session|Sponsored by FCWMD
Wednesday, June 18, 2025|8:00–9:45AM CDT|Chicago Ballroom C
Session Chair:
Michael S. Smith
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Alternate Chair:
Jared A. Johnson
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MOOSE-Based Application for Performance Assessment of Nuclear Waste Geologic Disposal
8:00–8:20AM CDT
Ahmed G. Almetwally (Univ. Texas, Austin), Mary F. Wheeler (Univ. Texas, Austin), Rodrigo de Oliveira (INL)
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Benefits of Adapting Micro-reactors to a Continuous Recycle Fuel Cycle
8:20–8:40AM CDT
Venkata S. Vallabhaneni (University of Tennesee Knoxville), Donald Doyle (University of Tennesee Knoxville), Jason Trelewicz (Stony Brook Univ.), Nicholas R. Brown (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Python-based Reload Optimization Framework for SIMULATE-3 with Mlrose
8:40–9:00AM CDT
James W. Carnal (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Noah Marks (The University of Tennessee, Knoxville), Ivan Maldonado (The University of Tennessee, Knoxville)
Theoretical Insight Into Non-Ideal Dialkyl Phosphorus Acid Solvent Extraction Behavior
9:00–9:20AM CDT
Thomas Mallos (Colorado School of Mines), Vyacheslav S. Bryantsev (ORNL), Mark P. Jensen (Colorado School of Mines)