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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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Droughts, wildfires continue to impact power plants in Europe
The effects of this summer’s historic heatwave continue to be felt across Europe. Soaring temperatures and drought in the region have led to elevated river temperatures, low river levels, and wildfires, which have significantly impacted nuclear power plants across the continent.
France’s Electricité de France has reported elevated river temperatures which have forced production cuts, including recent cuts at Golfech, and nuclear power plants in Hungary, Romania, and the United Kingdom, have faced exceptional challenges in recent days.
Technical Session|Reactor Physics (RPD)
Tuesday, June 2, 2026|3:15–5:00PM MDT|Governor's Square 14
Session Chair:
Cihang Lu (Brookhaven)
Alternate Chairs:
Zeyun Wu (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
Pavel V. Tsvetkov (TAMU)
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Impact of Spatial Mesh Resolution on Beryllium Poison Production and End-of-Cycle Reactivity in HFIR
3:15–3:35PM MDT
Kevin Burg (ORNL), David Chandler (ORNL), Donny Hartanto (ORNL)
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Reactor Physics Model Development and Depletion for HFIR 85 MW and 100 MW Studies
3:35–3:55PM MDT
Kevin Burg (ORNL), David Chandler (ORNL), Aaron Holzaepfel (ORNL)
AI-Driven Automated Design of Horizontal Split Table Critical Experiments
3:55–4:15PM MDT
Takanori Kajihara (INL), Paul A. Ferney (INL), Nicolas E. Woolstenhulme (INL), Mohammad G. Abdo (INL)
PWR Core Shut Down Margin Analysis for Cycle Extension and Uprates with LEU+ Accident Tolerant Fuel
4:15–4:35PM MDT
Chase Stormoen (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Gabriel R. Dengler-Jeanblanc (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Rahnuma Aziz Nisa (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Andrew Quaal (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Ben Lindley (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison)
Neutron Decay Rates in Fast and Thermal Reactor Systems
4:35–4:55PM MDT
Kevin A. Kelly (Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)), Daniel Moneghan (EPRI)