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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|Isotopes and Radiation (IRD)
Wednesday, June 3, 2026|8:00–9:45AM MDT|Governor's Square 15
Session Chair:
Kenan Unlu (Penn State)
Alternate Chair:
Erik H. Wilson (ANL)
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3-D Thermal Modeling of Irradiation Targets for Increasing Radioisotope Yield of Astatine-211
8:00–8:20AM MDT
Autumn Brown (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Lane Carasik (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), James Vulcanoff (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Jack Ridolphi (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
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Recent accomplishments in infrastructure at the Radiation Science and Engineering Center at the Pennsylvania State University
8:20–8:40AM MDT
Kenan Unlu (Penn State), Daniel Beck
Radiological Design and Planning for the Radioisotope Processing Facility
8:40–9:00AM MDT
William Kirkland (ORNL), Hermilo Hernandez (ORNL), Mario R. Naranjo (ORNL), Justin Griswold (ORNL)
Production of Iridium-192 at the High Flux Isotope Reactor
9:00–9:20AM MDT
Justin Griswold (ORNL), Mikayla Duggan, Douglas Crawford, Ethan Asano, Hannah Gray (ORNL), Victor Bautista (ORNL), Tiffany Harkenrider (ORNL), Robin D. Taylor, Grace M. Power, Christopher Bryan (ORNL)
