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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)
Wednesday, June 3, 2026|8:00–9:45AM MDT|Plaza Court 4/5
Session Chair:
Shannon Eggers
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Proposed Classifications and Implementation Pathways for Nuclear Reactor Remote Operations
8:00–8:20AM MDT
Joseph Oncken (INL), Shannon L. Eggers (INL), Christopher Chwasz (INL), Thomas A. Ulrich (INL)
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Designing a Remote Operations Network Architecture for a Microreactor
8:20–8:40AM MDT
Shannon L. Eggers (INL), Joseph Oncken (INL), Sonali Sinha Roy (INL), Ross Hays (INL), Kevin O'Rear (INL)
Drone LiDAR and Ground-Penetrating Radar Simulation for Concrete Inspection in Nuclear Facilities
8:40–9:00AM MDT
HARI HARA BABU SARIPALLI, Leonel E. Lagos (Florida Int'l Univ.)
Quantum-Safe Authentication and Command Integrity for Robotic Fleets in Operation and Maintenance using Homomorphic Encryption
9:00–9:20AM MDT
Kazuma Kobayashi (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Md Jahangir Alam (Univ. of Texas, El Paso), Sai Puppala (Southern Illinois Univ.), Sajedul Talukder (Univ. of Texas, El Paso), Syed Bahauddin Alam (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Ismail Hossain (Univ. of Texas, El Paso)
Understanding Wireless Use Cases for Drone Controls: Latency Challenges and Mitigation for Advanced Automation
9:20–9:40AM MDT
Imtiaz Nasim (INL), Vivek Agarwal (INL), Ahmad Al Rashdan (INL)