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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|Operations and Power (OPD)
Monday, June 1, 2026|3:15–5:00PM MDT|Director's Row H
Session Chair:
Hitesh Bindra (Purdue Univ.)
Alternate Chair:
Brian Greene (JSG)
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Beyond Cost Metrics: Quantifying the Owner and System Value of Advanced Nuclear Using LVOE and LNB
3:15–3:35PM MDT
Enrique Glotzer (Berkeley Research Group), Mitch DeRubis (FTI Consulting)
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Reliability-Driven Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) Estimation for Nuclear-Powered Data Centers
3:35–3:55PM MDT
So-Bin Cho (ANL), Adarsh Bafana, William N. Mann (ANL), David Sehloff (ANL), Nicolas E. Stauff (ANL)
GALE Insights on Nuclear-Powered Data Centers: Implications for SMR and Microreactor Deployment
3:55–4:15PM MDT
Gale E. Hauck (ORNL)
How nuclear liability can impact the development, structuring and financing of nuclear projects
4:15–4:35PM MDT
Ximena Vasquez-Maignan
The Values of Flexible Nuclear Power Plant Operations
4:35–4:55PM MDT
Kaiyue zeng (Guangdong Power Grid), Zhuoran Ye (CNNC Operation and Maintenance Technology Co. Ltd)