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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
Wednesday, June 3, 2026|1:15–3:00PM MDT|Governor's Square 17
Session Chair:
Haiyan Zhao (Univ. Idaho)
Alternate Chair:
Jake Quincey (Kairos Power)
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Structural Insight into Molten Salts via Empirical Potential Structure Refinement (EPSR)
1:15–1:35PM MDT
G S Rakib (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Urbana, IL)), Joerg C Neuefeind (Oak Ridge National Lab), Y Z (Univ. Michigan), Brent J. Heuser (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
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Molten Salt Corrosion of Additively Manufactured Inconel 625
1:35–1:55PM MDT
Aidan Masi (NCSU), A. Doherty (NCSU), C. van Heugten (NCSU), M. McMurtrey (INL), S. Dryepondt (ORNL), L. He (NCSU)
Corrosion Behavior of Spark Plasma Sintered Ni-20Cr Doped with Oversized Solutes
1:55–2:15PM MDT
Connor van Heugten (NCSU), Lingfeng He (NCSU), Alexandra Doherty (NCSU), Aidan Masi (NCSU)
Nondestructive 3D Evaluation of Pore Networks in the TRISO Buffer Layer
2:15–2:35PM MDT
Bryan Conry (ORNL), Grant W. Helmreich (ORNL), Tyler J. Gerczak (ORNL)
Post-Irradiation Examination of High-Power MiniFuel TRISO Particles Irradiated in HFIR under FHR-Relevant Conditions
2:35–2:55PM MDT
Annabelle Le Coq (ORNL), Matt Jones (ORNL), Martino R. Hooghkirk (ORNL), Grant W. Helmreich (ORNL), Christian M. Petrie (ORNL), Kory Linton (ORNL), Tyler J. Gerczak (ORNL), Ryan Latta (Kairos Power LLC)
