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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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The human factor in licensing and operating the next generation of nuclear plants
As human factors specialists working at the intersection of human performance and nuclear operations, we are witnessing one of the nuclear sector’s most significant transitions in decades. The emergence of small modular reactors, microreactors, and other advanced designs is reshaping the industry’s landscape. Digital instrumentation and controls, passive safety systems, and increased automation are creating opportunities for greater safety margins and more flexible operation. These same features also fundamentally redefine what it means to “operate” a nuclear plant. Interactions among human roles, automation, and passive systems shape how people maintain awareness, exercise judgment, and intervene when necessary. These developments affect both operational realities and the regulatory foundations on which nuclear safety is built.
Technology of Fusion Energy (TOFE 2026)
Technical Session|3. Fusion Enabling Technologies
Wednesday, June 3, 2026|1:15–3:00PM MDT|Tower C
Session Chair:
Subash Sharma (MS&T)
Alternate Chair:
Thanh Hua (ANL)
Session Organizer:
Lane Carasik
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Investigations of Thermal Transients of a FLiBe Based Liquid Immersion Blanket System using SAM
1:15–1:35PM MDT
Trevor Franklin (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Alexander Coxe (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Sierra Tutwiler (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Lane B. Carasik (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
Paper
Running Out of Fusion Gas
1:35–1:55PM MDT
Mohammad A. Allaf (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Dean Krueger (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Matthew J. Nyberg (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Sarah Francis (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Ben Lindley (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison), Paul P. Wilson (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison)
Code-to-code Comparison of OpenMC and ORIGEN for Isotopic Depletion in Fusion
1:55–2:15PM MDT
Son N. Quang (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Jonathan F. Wing (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), G. Ivan Maldonado (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Simulating Neutron Activation of Impurities in Feedstock Lithium in a Fusion Breeder Environment
2:15–2:35PM MDT
Alexander J. Lascheid (Univ. New Mexico), Liam Pohlmann (Univ. New Mexico), Ethan Pater (Univ. New Mexico), Eric J. Lang (Univ. New Mexico), John Elling (Molten Salt Solutions)
Benchmarking and Validation of MHD Models for Non-conducting Circular Ducts in SAM and NekRS for Fusion Blanket Applications
2:35–2:55PM MDT
Thanh Q. Hua (ANL), Eric Cervi (ANL), Misun Min (ANL), Rui Hu (ANL), Ling Zou (ANL)