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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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Launching into tomorrow: NRIC guides new era of research and deployment
In June 2025, the Department of Energy announced the Reactor Pilot Program, an authorization pathway that allowed reactor developers to partner with the DOE to get first-of-a-kind (FOAK) reactors built and tested. Soon after, the DOE rolled out a complementary Fuel Line Pilot Program, which aimed to fast-track fuel projects. In all, 20 projects were accepted into the new programs.
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)
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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)