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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.
Nuclear Fuels and Materials
Technical Session|Nuclear Materials Performance, Prediction and Qualification
Tuesday, June 2, 2026|10:00–11:45AM MDT|Governor's Square 17
Session Chair:
Annabelle Le Coq (ORNL)
Alternate Chair:
Jake Quincey (Kairos Power)
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Thermomechanical Properties of Ultrahigh-Temperature Ceramics from First Principles: Influence of Electron-Vibration Couplings, Neutron Irradiation, and Compositional Disorder
10:00–10:20AM MDT
Michele Simoncelli (Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Columbia University)
Paper
Targeted Irradiations for Evaluating SiC/SiC Cladding Performance
10:20–10:40AM MDT
Christian M. Petrie (ORNL), Nicholas G. Russell (ORNL), Daniel Hott (ORNL), Peter Doyle (ORNL), David Chandler (ORNL), Jose D. Arregui-Mena (ORNL), Sean Gonderman (General Atomics), Christian P. Deck (General Atomics), Takaaki Koyanagi (ORNL)
Development of Compositionally Complex Carbides as Structural Materials for Fission and Fusion Energy
10:40–11:00AM MDT
Bai Cui (Univ. Nebraska, Lincoln)
Correlation of Global Stoichiometry, Crystal Chemistry, and Phase Morphology in UC/UC₂ Kernels Produced by Carbothermic Reduction
11:00–11:20AM MDT
Denise Adorno Lopes (ORNL), Katherine I. Montoya (ORNL), Bekah Petrosky (ORNL), James M. Kurley III, William F. Cureton, Eddie Lopez Honorato (ORNL), Andrew T. Nelson (ORNL), Ryan Heldt
Metal hydride neutron moderators for advanced nuclear applications
11:20–11:40AM MDT
Thomas P. Davis (Oxford Sigma), Joe Pollard (Oxford Sigma)