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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|1:00–2:45PM MDT|Governor's Square 17
Session Chair:
Cynthia Adkins (INL)
Alternate Chair:
Jake Quincey (Kairos Power)
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Revisiting Nb-based Refractory Alloys for Advanced Nuclear Systems
1:00–1:20PM MDT
Holden Hyer (ORNL), Clement Ekaputra (ORNL), Amit Shyam (ORNL), Jeff Brookins (ORNL)
Paper
Effects of Accelerated Thermal Aging on the Microstructural Evolution and Mechanical Properties of High-Nitrogen Austenitic Stainless Steel
1:20–1:40PM MDT
SEONGJUN KIM (Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology), Junhyuk Ham (Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology), Ji Hyun Kim (Ulsan National Institute of Science & Technology)
Ultrafine-grained and Nanocrystalline Steels with Enhanced Properties for Nuclear Applications
1:40–2:00PM MDT
Haiming Wen (Missouri Univ. Science and Technology), Anish Ranjan (Missouri Univ. Science and Technology), Joshua Rittenhouse (INL)
Neutron Irradiation Response of High-Pedigree AM 316H Using HFIR
2:00–2:20PM MDT
Kory Linton (ORNL), Annabelle Le Coq, Jesse W. Werden, Ethan Blount (ORNL), Nicholas G. Russell (ORNL), Caleb P. Massey (ORNL)
Mechanical Behavior of Refractory Multi-Principal Element Alloys Processed via Spark Plasma Sintering Under Neutron Irradiation
2:20–2:40PM MDT
Kyle R. Holloway (INL), Anilas Karimpilakkal, Jason Schulthess, Boopathy Kombaiah (INL), Joseph W. Newkirk (Missouri S&T), Wen Jiang (NCSU), Lingfeng He (INL)
