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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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EnCore receives BLM authorization for dormant uranium project
EnCore Energy announced on June 18 that the Bureau of Land Management issued a final decision and approved the Dewey Burdock uranium project, authorizing the company to begin construction for the uranium in situ recovery project in southwestern South Dakota.
Technical Session|Sponsored by MSTD
Wednesday, June 18, 2025|10:00–11:45AM CDT|Michigan/Michigan State
Session Chair:
Lorenzo Vergari (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
Alternate Chair:
Jake R. Quincey (Oregon State)
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Chemical Composition Analysis of Irradiated UCO TRISO Fuel Kernels Using Atom Probe Tomography (APT)
10:00–10:20AM CDT
Yong Yang (Univ. Florida), Alejandro Corrales (Univ. Florida)
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Characterization of the Grain Size of the Silicon Carbide Layer in AGR TRISO Fuels
10:20–10:40AM CDT
Katherine I. Montoya (ORNL), Tyler J. Gerczak (ORNL), Grant W. Helmreich (ORNL)
Initial Observations from XCT Imaging of AGR-5/6/7 TRISO Particles
10:40–11:00AM CDT
Grant W. Helmreich (ORNL), Tyler J. Gerczak (ORNL), William F. Cureton (ORNL), Jesse W. Werden (ORNL)
Post-irradiation 1600°C Heating Test of AGR-1 UCO Fuel Kernels
11:00–11:20AM CDT
John Stempien (INL), Lu Cai (INL), Paul A. Demkowicz (INL), Edward L. Reber (INL), Cad L. Christensen (INL)