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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|Thermal Hydraulics (THD)
Monday, June 1, 2026|1:00–2:45PM MDT|Plaza Court 2/3
Session Chair:
Robby Kile
Alternate Chair:
Ferry Roelofs
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Turbulent Prandtl Number Modeling and MHD Effects on Gallium Cooled Mini Channels
1:00–1:20PM MDT
Zhengting Quan (Univerity of Missoui), Congshan Mao, Yue Jin (University of Missouri Columbia)
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Multi-physics 3D modelling of MSRE with MUSCLE-Foam
1:20–1:40PM MDT
Ferry Roelofs (NRG PALLAS), Kornilios Routsonis (NRG PALLAS), Victor Habiyaremye (NRG PALLAS)
Predicting View Factors for Radiative Heat Transfer in Gas-Cooled Fast Reactors
1:40–2:00PM MDT
Alexander Coxe (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Lane B. Carasik (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
Multiphysics Modelling of the Molten Salt Fast Reactor using NekRS and the Fission Matrix Method
2:00–2:20PM MDT
Maximiliano Dalinger (Penn State), Elia Merzari (Penn State), Saya Lee (Penn State)
Reconstruction of Radial Velocity Profiles in Flowing Radioactive Molten Salts Using Gamma-Ray Spectrometry
2:20–2:40PM MDT
Nicholas P. Luciano (Univ. Texas, Austin), Kevin T. Clarno (Univ. Texas, Austin)
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