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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)
Wednesday, June 3, 2026|1:15–3:00PM MDT|Plaza Court 2/3
Session Chair:
Steve Bajorek
Alternate Chair:
Taiyang Zhang
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Development of Ultrasonic Imaging for Nonintrusive Flow Measurements
1:15–1:35PM MDT
Daniel Orea (ORNL), Thien Nguyen (US DOE, Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Hongbin Sun (ORNL)
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Experiment on Bubbles Rising through a Shallow Pool under Artificial Gravity
1:35–1:55PM MDT
Grant Switzer (Ohio State), Taiyang Zhang (Ohio State)
Liquid Film Thickness in Narrow Rectangular Channels for High Gas Flows
1:55–2:15PM MDT
Akshay K. Khandelwal (Purdue Univ.), Charie A. Tsoukalas (Purdue Univ.), Yang Zhao (ANL), Mamoru Ishii (Purdue Univ.)
High-Temperature FLiNaK Droplet Impact and Rebound Behavior on Solid Surfaces for Molten Salt Reactor Safety
2:15–2:35PM MDT
Yuqi Liu (Univ. New Mexico), Minghui Chen (Univ. New Mexico)
Scaled Gas Sparging Experiments Investigating Bubble Dynamics and Mass Transfer Phenomena in Molten Salt Systems
2:35–2:55PM MDT
Andrew Hutsell (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Ryan P. McGuire (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Ethan M. Villarreal (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Lane B. Carasik (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)