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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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Front-end nuclear fuel supply cooperation: Turning allied interdependence into strategic advantage
The global nuclear revival, which is fueled by unprecedented demand for firm, affordable, dispatchable power for artificial intelligence and data center build-out, energy security imperatives, and climate commitments, has exposed a structural reality of the Western fuel cycle: No single allied nation currently possesses the full suite of front-end capabilities. From mining through conversion, enrichment, fabrication, and the emerging deconversion and metallization steps required for reactor fuels, capability is distributed across Canada, France, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States (collectively, the “Sapporo Five”), as well as a small group of close partners.
3:15–5:00PM CDT
Chicago Ballroom C|Sponsored by NISD
Session Chair: Katrina Groth|Alternate Chair: Ha H. Bui
Houston/Kansas City|Sponsored by NISD
Session Chair: Diego Mandelli|Alternate Chair: Michelle Bensi
Purdue/Wisconsin|Sponsored by NISD
Session Chair: David Grabaskas|Alternate Chair: Jonathen Facemire
Northwestern/Ohio State|Sponsored by NISD
Session Chair: Karl N. Fleming|Alternate Chair: Jim Obrien
10:00–11:45AM CDT
Session Chair: Kevin R. O'Kula|Alternate Chair: Tatsuya Sakurahara
Session Chair: Matthew J. Humberstone|Alternate Chair: Rawan Mustafa
Session Chair: Nathan O. Siu|Alternate Chair: Jim Obrien
Session Chair: Nathan R. DeKett|Alternate Chair: Ricky Summitt
1:00–2:45PM CDT
Panel|Purdue/Wisconsin|Sponsored by NISD
Session Chair: Karl N. Fleming|Alternate Chair: Nathan R. DeKett
Session Chair: Paul J. Amico|Alternate Chair: Katrina Groth
Session Chair: Alex Huning|Alternate Chairs: Robby Christian, Mihai A. Diaconeasa
Session Chair: Ha H. Bui|Alternate Chair: Rawan Mustafa
Session Chair: Paul J. Amico|Alternate Chair: Michelle Bensi
Session Chair: Tatsuya Sakurahara|Alternate Chair: Jon Facemire
Session Chair: Robby Christian|Alternate Chair: F. Gregory Hudson
Session Chair: Stanley H. Levinson|Alternate Chair: Ricky Summitt
Session Chair: Jonathen Facemire|Alternate Chair: David Grabaskas
Session Chair: Kent Welter|Alternate Chair: Tatsuya Sakurahara
Session Chair: Katrina Groth|Alternate Chair: Carl Richard (Rick) R. Grantom
Session Chair: Kevin R. O'Kula|Alternate Chair: Egemen M. Aras
Session Chair: Karl N. Fleming|Alternate Chair: Daniel K. Sluder
Session Chair: Daniel Sluder|Alternate Chairs: Ha H. Bui, Mihai A. Diaconeasa
Session Chair: Michelle Bensi|Alternate Chair: Tatsuya Sakurahara
Session Chair: Askin Guler Yigitoglu|Alternate Chair: Egemen Aras
Session Chair: Michelle Bensi|Alternate Chair: Rick Grantom
Session Chair: Zahra Mohagegh|Alternate Chair: Mihai Diaconeasa
