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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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Launching into tomorrow: NRIC guides new era of research and deployment
In June 2025, the Department of Energy announced the Reactor Pilot Program, an authorization pathway that allowed reactor developers to partner with the DOE to get first-of-a-kind (FOAK) reactors built and tested. Soon after, the DOE rolled out a complementary Fuel Line Pilot Program, which aimed to fast-track fuel projects. In all, 20 projects were accepted into the new programs.
Technical Session|Sponsored by RPD
Wednesday, June 15, 2022|10:15AM–12:00PM PDT|Carmel
Session Chair:
Moussa Mahgerefteh (Constellation)
Alternate Chair:
Massimiliano Fratoni
Session Organizer:
Pavel V. Tsvetkov (TAMU)
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Quantum Physics Inspired Methods for Two-Batch PWR Loading Pattern Optimization
Joseph Fustero (NCSU), Frank Mueller (NCSU), David Kropaczek (ORNL), Colleen Farrelly (Staticlsym)
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The Neutronic and Economic Advantages of Cuboid Geometry for CANDU and Low-Pressure Reactors
Ibrahim K. Attieh (X-Energy), P. Eng (X-Energy), Roger Webb (SRNL (Retiree)), John Hilborn (Atomic Energy of Canada (Retiree))
Topologically Optimal Nuclear Core Designs Using Deterministic Neutronics
Gavin Ridley (MIT), Lorenzo Venneri (MIT), Benoit Forget (MIT)
Analytic Reactivity Error Analysis of Cross Section Interpolation Methods in Nodal Diffusion Codes
Thomas Folk (Univ. Michigan), Siddhartha Srivastava (Univ. Michigan), Brendan Kochunas (Univ. Michigan)
Understanding Xenon Oscillations Through Physics-Based Reduced Order Modelling
K.T. Pedersen (Chalmers Univ. of Technology), C. Demazière (Chalmers Univ. of Technology), P. Vinai (Chalmers Univ. of Technology)
