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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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EnCore receives BLM authorization for dormant uranium project
EnCore Energy announced on June 18 that the Bureau of Land Management issued a final decision and approved the Dewey Burdock uranium project, authorizing the company to begin construction for the uranium in situ recovery project in southwestern South Dakota.
Technical Session|Nuclear Criticality Safety (NCSD)
Monday, June 1, 2026|1:00–2:45PM MDT|Governor's Square 16
Session Chair:
Benjamin Martin (GE Vernova)
Alternate Chair:
Amy E. van der Vyver (Sellafield Limited)
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Criticality Safety Strategy for MSSS Retrievals featuring "High U Skips"
1:00–1:20PM MDT
Jessica Fildes (Sellafield Limited), Andrew M. Sutton (Sellafield Limited)
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Criticality Safety Engineering Integrated Recruitment Good Practices at SRNS
1:20–1:40PM MDT
Tracy E. Stover (Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC), Nathan P. Devine (SRNL)
Comparison of Revision Two and Three for the Flattop HEU Benchmark (HEU-MET-FAST-028)
1:40–2:00PM MDT
Joanna P. Morgan (LLNL), Catherine M. Percher (LLNL), Eric Aboud (LLNL)
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Summary of OECD Nuclear Energy Agency Working Party on Nuclear Criticality Safety [WPNCS] Activities and Recent Accomplishments
2:00–2:20PM MDT
Kelsey M. Amundson (OECD NEA), Gregory J. O'Connor (Office for Nuclear Regulation), Coralie Carmouze (CEA Centre De Cadarache), Alexander Vasiliev (Paul Scherrer Institute)
Parametric Uncertainties in Criticality Experiments with UF6 Model 8A Cylinders
2:20–2:40PM MDT
Lam B. Nguyen (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), G. Ivan Maldonado (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Travis M. Greene (ORNL)