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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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DOE contract boosts Centrus’s HALEU goals as Urenco continues LEU expansion
In the latest twist in a long-term, multistep contracting arrangement with the Department of Energy, Centrus Energy has signed a contract to finalize terms of a $900 million DOE task order to expand production capacity for high-assay low-enriched uranium at its American Centrifuge Plant in Piketon, Ohio. The expansion is part of Centrus’s multibillion-dollar capacity expansion that also includes low-enriched uranium.
The new DOE award allows the company to transition its HALEU production cascade to a commercial-scale operation at Piketon. The contract also includes options for as much $170 million in HALEU purchases for DOE missions, for a total contract value of $1.07 billion. Those options are subject to the discretion of DOE.
Technical Session|Sponsored by THD
Wednesday, June 18, 2025|8:00–9:45AM CDT|Chicago Ballroom A
Session Chair:
Yue Jin
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Juliana P. Duarte
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Completion of the GOTHIC v8.5 Multi-Physics Analysis Software Development
8:00–8:20AM CDT
Yong-Joon Choi (EPRI), Jeffrey W. Lane (Numerical Advisory Solutions), Thomas L. George (Numerical Advisory Solutions), Jordan E. Penley (Numerical Advisory Solutions), Jared Zankowski (Numerical Advisory Solutions), Stan Claybrook (Numerical Advisory Solutions), Matthew Scroggins (Numerical Advisory Solutions)
Paper
Development of a High Flux Isotope Reactor Nominal RELAP5 Model for Pressure Transient Analysis
8:20–8:40AM CDT
Valerie Fudurich (ORNL)
Development of PATRIOT Facility for Advanced Nuclear Safety Technology Application
8:40–9:00AM CDT
Ik Jae Jin (Ulsan Nat'l Institute Science and Technology), In Cheol Bang (Ulsan Nat'l Institute Science and Technology)
Numerical Investigation of Globe Valve Performance in Variable Valve Sizes, Positions, and Flow Regimes for SMART Valve Application
9:00–9:20AM CDT
Anutam Bairagi (Univ. New Mexico), Minghui Chen (Univ. New Mexico)
