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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 OPD
Monday, June 16, 2025|1:00–2:45PM CDT|State
Session Chair:
Nicolas Stauff (ANL)
Alternate Chair:
Jia Zhou (ANL)
Session Organizer:
William N. Mann
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First-Principles Cost Analysis of Advanced High-Temperature Nuclear Plants
1:00–1:20PM CDT
Jacob H. Prosser (Strategic Analysis, Inc.), Max B. Graham (Strategic Analysis, Inc.), Timothy Duffy (Strategic Analysis, Inc.)
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NE-COST plug-in: Expanding ACCERT's Capabilities for Life-Cycle Cost Modeling
1:20–1:40PM CDT
Jia Zhou (ANL), Nicolas E. Stauff (ANL), Edward A. Hoffman (ANL)
Open Architecture for Cost Savings in Advanced Nuclear Reactors
1:40–2:00PM CDT
Esther N. Ollennu (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Ben Lindley (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Nahuel Guaita (INL), Sunming Qin (INL)
Uranium Enrichment Plant Economics
2:00–2:20PM CDT
Benjamin S. Jordan (American Centrifuge), David C. O'Keefe (American Centrifuge), Jeffrey R. Cooper (American Centrifuge)