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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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Oklo’s Isotope Test Reactor achieves criticality
Oklo’s Groves Isotope Test Reactor became the fifth Department of Energy–authorized reactor to achieve criticality under the agency’s authorization process, it was announced earlier today.
Criticality was reached at 9:19 p.m. (EDT) on Wednesday at the company’s Groves facility in Lockhart, Texas, according to the DOE.
Technical Session|Sponsored by RPSD
Monday, June 16, 2025|1:00–2:45PM CDT|Chicago Ballroom F
Session Chair:
Tucker C. McClanahan
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Irina I. Popova
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Extending Mesh-Based AARE Capabilities to MCNP6 CSG Models
1:00–1:20PM CDT
Helen Garner (Cornell Univ.), Ahmad Ibrahim (ORNL), Kyle Grammer (ORNL)
Paper
Comparison of the Second Target Station Target Water Activation Methodologies
1:20–1:40PM CDT
Tucker C. McClanahan (ORNL), Igor Remec (ORNL), Aaron Jacques (ORNL)
Dose Rates Analyses in and Around the SNS Service Bay Before and After the Proton Power Upgrade
1:40–2:00PM CDT
I. I. Popova (ORNL), F. X. Gallmeier (ORNL)
Bunker Radiation Fields at Second Target Station
2:00–2:20PM CDT
Kumar Mohindroo (ORNL), Thomas M. Miller (ORNL), Igor Remec (ORNL)
