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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|10:00–11:45AM MDT|Governor's Square 15
Session Chair:
Edward Chen (INL)
Alternate Chair:
Wyatt Panaccione
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Digital Infrastructure Loop Integrated Test Environment for Evaluating Safety-Related Plant Instrumentation and Control System Performance and Reliability
10:00–10:20AM MDT
Edward Chen (INL), Jisuk Kim, Tate Shorthill (INL), Jeffrey C. Joe (INL), Aaron Green, Damian S. Mirizio (Westinghouse Electric Company), Anthony L. Stevens, Stephen Middlekauff
Paper
Low-Cost On-Chip Benchmarking for Reactor-Relevant Radiation Testing of COTS FPGAs
10:20–10:40AM MDT
Wyatt R. Panaccione (Ohio State), Praneeth Kandlakunta (Ohio State), Lei R. Cao (Ohio State)
Miniaturized soft robotic inspection tool for nuclear components
10:40–11:00AM MDT
Alexander White (University of Connecticut), Anatol Gogoj (University of Connecticut), Mihai Duduta (University of Connecticut)
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