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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 NCSD
Wednesday, June 18, 2025|3:15–5:00PM CDT|Armitage
Session Chair:
Natalie Cannon
Alternate Chair:
Benjamin Martin
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Verified, Archived Library of Inputs and Data (VALID) Online Repository
3:15–3:35PM CDT
Travis M. Greene (ORNL), Robert A. Lefebvre (ORNL)
Paper
Criticality Safety Nuclide Rankings for TRISO Spent Fuel Applications
3:35–3:55PM CDT
Alex Shaw (ORNL), Veronica V. Karriem (ORNL), Walid A. Metwally (ORNL)
Microreactor Assembly Transportation Cask Model for Criticality Safety Basis Assessment
3:55–4:15PM CDT
Zhaopeng Zhong (ANL), Ahmed Amin Abdelhameed (ANL), Nicolas E. Stauff (ANL), Cihangir Celik (ORNL)
A New Benchmark Evaluation of Historical Experiments with HEU Cylinders and Annuli with 10-Inch Graphite Reflectors
4:15–4:35PM CDT
Kathryn Worrell (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Vladimir Sobes (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), William J. Marshall (ORNL)
Criticality Evaluations of Additional Neutron Absorber for LEU+ ATF in Fuel Storage Systems
4:35–4:55PM CDT
Keon il Cha (Sejong Univ.), Kyoon ho Cha (Sejong Univ.)