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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|Operations and Power (OPD)
Wednesday, June 3, 2026|10:00–11:45AM MDT|Director's Row H
Session Chair:
Cihang Lu
Alternate Chair:
Prashant Jain
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Highly Efficient Diffusion Bonded Alloy 617 Heat Exchanger for Nuclear Energy Applications
10:00–10:20AM MDT
Zhijun Jia (CompRex, LLC), Steven Verrall, Nick Newman, Aaron Deyo
Paper
High-Temperature Prefabricated Concrete Containments
10:20–10:40AM MDT
Charles W. Forsberg (MIT)
Presented by Xiaodong Sun (Univ. Michigan)
Failure Analysis of a Sodium Heat Pipe from an Electrically Heated Microreactor Testbed Following Pinhole-Induced Oxygen Ingress
10:40–11:00AM MDT
Cristian Balanel (Texas A&M University, Department of Nuclear Engineering), Hansol Kim (TAMU), Joseph Seo (TAMU), Yassin A. Hassan
Supercritical CO2 Cycle for Fission & Fusion - Development and Demonstration Progress
11:00–11:20AM MDT
Michael McDowell (GTI Energy)
