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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 THD
Wednesday, June 18, 2025|10:00–11:45AM CDT|Chicago Ballroom B
Session Chair:
Guanyi Wang (ANL)
Alternate Chair:
Adam Dix (NNL)
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Helium Air Mixing in Steam Generator Cavity of High Temperature Gas Reactors
10:00–10:20AM CDT
Abdullah S. Abubakar (City College of New York), Masahiro Kawaji (City College of New York)
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Natural Circulation Flow in a Simulated Reactor Core of HTGR
10:20–10:40AM CDT
Margulan Tursynkhan (The City College of New York), Abdullah Abubakar (The City College of New York), Masahiro Kawaji (The City College of New York)
Some Hazards and Mitigation Considerations for Molten Halide Salt Experiments
10:40–11:00AM CDT
Kevin R. Robb (ORNL), Joanna McFarlane (ORNL)
Experimental Investigation of Additively Manufactured Helically Rifled Tubing for Molten Salt Heat Exchangers
11:00–11:20AM CDT
Ryan P. McGuire (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Andrew Hutsell (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), James Vulcanoff (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Lane B. Carasik (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
Development Toward an In-Situ Thermal Conductivity Measurement Device for Nuclear Reactors
11:20–11:40AM CDT
Jacob Numbers (Brigham Young Univ.), Andrew Christensen (Brigham Young Univ.), Tyler Hamm (Brigham Young Univ.), McKay Sumsion (Brigham Young Univ.), Spencer Larson (Brigham Young Univ.), Ryan Ruth (Brigham Young Univ.), Troy Munro (Brigham Young Univ.)
