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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|Thermal Hydraulics (THD)
Tuesday, June 2, 2026|10:00–11:45AM MDT|Plaza Court 2/3
Session Chair:
Yue Jin
Alternate Chair:
Taiyang Zhang
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Characteristics of Molten Salt Aerosol Droplets Produced by Bubble Bursts
10:00–10:20AM MDT
Daniel Orea (ORNL), Kevin R. Robb (ORNL), Joanna McFarlane (ORNL)
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Experimental Study of Dry and Submerged Heated Rod Subjected to Gas-Jet Impingement
10:20–10:40AM MDT
Scott F. Wahlquist (Idaho State University Serials Dept), Amir Ali (Idaho State), Richard R. Schultz (Idaho State), Piyush Sabharwall (INL)
Transition Boiling During Reflood
10:40–11:00AM MDT
Stephen M. Bajorek (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Yue Jin (University of Missouri Columbia), Fan-Bill Cheung (Penn State), Andrew Ireland (U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission)
Molten Salt Thermal Convection Loops for Generating High-Fidelity Data for Digital Twins
11:00–11:20AM MDT
Nicholas P. Luciano (Univ. Texas, Austin), Timothy L. Head (Abilene Christian University), Lane B. Carasik (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Cole A. Gentry (ORNL), Kevin T. Clarno (Univ. Texas, Austin)
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