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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|Human Factors, Instrumentation, and Controls (HFICD)
Tuesday, June 2, 2026|1:00–2:45PM MDT|Plaza Court 4/5
Session Chair:
Brandon A. Wilson (ORNL)
Alternate Chair:
Konstantinos Gkouliaras (Purdue Univ.)
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Enabling Domain-Specific Foundation Models for Advanced Reactors via Federated Multi-Modal Digital Twins
1:00–1:20PM MDT
Kazuma Kobayashi (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Sai Puppala (Southern Illinois Univ.), Ismail Hossian, Jay Phil Yoo, Jahangir Alam (Univ. of Texas, El Paso), Sajedul Talukder (Univ. of Texas, El Paso), Syed Bahauddin Alam (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
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High-Temperature Reactor Testing of Prototype Fission Chamber for Next-Generation Reactors
1:20–1:40PM MDT
Brandon A. Wilson (ORNL), Padhraic L. Mulligan (ORNL), Craig Gray (ORNL), Chris Laidler, Heather Shave (Curtiss-Wright)
Enabling Quantum-Secure Communication Autonomy in Nuclear Reactors
1:40–2:00PM MDT
Konstantinos Gkouliaras (Purdue Univ.), Vasileios Theos (Purdue Univ.), Stylianos Chatzidakis (Purdue Univ.)