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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 OPD
Tuesday, June 17, 2025|10:00–11:45AM CDT|State
Session Chair:
Hitesh Bindra (Purdue Univ.)
Alternate Chair:
Ahmed Abdelhameed (ANL)
Session Organizer:
William N. Mann
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The Safety Classification and Engineering Design Rule of the APR1000
10:00–10:20AM CDT
Jiyong Oh (KHNP), Wook-Cheol Seol (KHNP)
Paper
Core Operation Strategies for Soluble Boron-Free and Integral-Type Small Modular Reactor
10:20–10:40AM CDT
Daehee Hwang (Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Co., Ltd.), Seo-jeong Lee (Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Co.), Hwan-soo Lee (Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Co.)
Altering Core Average Temperature with Steam Generator Inlet Temperature Control for SMR with Negative Moderator Temperature Coefficient
10:40–11:00AM CDT
Gyudong Kim (KAIST), Takhyun Chun (KAIST), Jeong I. Lee (KAIST)
Impact of Chromium-Coated Cladding and Power Uprates on a BWR Station Blackout
11:00–11:20AM CDT
Charles F. Erickson (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Mohammad A. Allaf (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Juliana Pacheco Duarte (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison)
Assessing Computer-Based Procedures for Enhanced Operations at the NRIC DOME Test Bed
11:20–11:40AM CDT
Thomas Folk (Idaho National Laboratory - National Reactor Innovation Center), Thomas A. Ulrich (INL), Landon W. Hillyard (U.S. Navy), Peter Suyderhoud (INL), Bradley Tomer (INL)
