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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|Fuel Cycle and Waste Management (FCWMD)
Tuesday, June 2, 2026|3:15–5:00PM MDT|Governor's Square 10
Session Chair:
Michael Smith (Univ. North Carolina, Charlotte)
Alternate Chair:
Kaushik Banerjee (INL)
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Optimization of Burnable Poison Pin Pattern
3:15–3:35PM MDT
Noah L. Estrada (Texas A&M University - Kingsville), Xue Yang (Texas A&M University Kingsville)
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Laser Spectroscopy Techniques for Early Detection of CISCC on SNF Canisters
3:35–3:55PM MDT
Haori Yang (Oregon State), Frederick Buckman (Oregon State)
Monitoring of Spent Nuclear Fuel in Sealed Dry Storage Canisters
3:55–4:15PM MDT
Maxwell Kavanagh (Oregon State), Haori Yang (Oregon State)
Python-Based Parallel Reload Optimization Framework with SIMULATE-3 and Mlrose
4:15–4:35PM MDT
James W. Carnal (University of Tennessee - knoxville), Noah M. Marks (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), G. Ivan Maldonado (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)