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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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The deadline arrives: Checking in on the Reactor Pilot Program
On May 23, 2025, President Trump signed Executive Order 14301, “Reforming Nuclear Reactor Testing at the DOE,” which instructed the Department of Energy to create a Reactor Pilot Program (RPP)—a new system in which companies could pursue DOE authorization to build and test their first-of-a-kind nuclear technologies. EO 14301 set an ambitious goal for that program: three reactors achieving criticality by July 4, 2026.
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Chicago Ballroom C|Session Chair: Katrina Groth
Monday, June 16, 2025|3:15–5:00PM CDT
Northwestern/Ohio State|Session Chair: Karl N. Fleming
Purdue/Wisconsin|Session Chair: David Grabaskas
Houston/Kansas City|Session Chair: Diego Mandelli
Chicago Ballroom C|Session Chair: Nathan R. DeKett
Tuesday, June 17, 2025|10:00–11:45AM CDT
Purdue/Wisconsin|Session Chair: Nathan O. Siu
Northwestern/Ohio State|Session Chair: Matthew J. Humberstone
Houston/Kansas City|Session Chair: Kevin R. O'Kula
Panel|Purdue/Wisconsin|Session Chair: Karl N. Fleming
Tuesday, June 17, 2025|1:00–2:45PM CDT
Chicago Ballroom C|Session Chair: Ha H. Bui
Houston/Kansas City|Session Chair: Alex Huning
Northwestern/Ohio State|Session Chair: Paul J. Amico
Houston/Kansas City|Session Chair: Robby Christian
Tuesday, June 17, 2025|3:15–5:00PM CDT
Chicago Ballroom C|Session Chair: Tatsuya Sakurahara
Purdue/Wisconsin|Session Chair: Stanley H. Levinson
Houston/Kansas City|Session Chair: Kent Welter
Wednesday, June 18, 2025|10:00–11:45AM CDT
Purdue/Wisconsin|Session Chair: Jonathen Facemire
Northwestern/Ohio State|Session Chair: Kevin R. O'Kula
Wednesday, June 18, 2025|1:00–2:45PM CDT
Chicago Ballroom C|Session Chair: Michelle Bensi
Houston/Kansas City|Session Chair: Daniel Sluder
Purdue/Wisconsin|Session Chair: Michelle Bensi
Wednesday, June 18, 2025|3:15–5:00PM CDT
Northwestern/Ohio State|Session Chair: Askin Guler Yigitoglu
Houston/Kansas City|Session Chair: Zahra Mohagegh
