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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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North American construction is back—smaller and faster—at OPG’s Darlington
“The nuclear renaissance is real here,” said Ontario Power Generation’s Subo Sinnathamby on May 8, one year to the day after OPG secured a final investment decision to build the first of four planned BWRX-300 reactors at its Darlington nuclear power plant, and shortly after the new reactor’s foundation was lifted into place. “We got our license to construct in April and our [final investment decision] in May, and we’ve been off to the races since.”
Advances in Thermal Hydraulics (ATH 2022)
Technical Session
Tuesday, June 14, 2022|1:00–2:45PM PDT|Redondo
Session Chair:
Subash Sharma (UMass Lowell)
Alternate Chair:
Trevor Howard (Oregon State)
Session Organizers:
Matthew D. Zimmer (Naval Nuclear Lab)
Xu Wu (NCSU)
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CFD Analysis of the Sodium-Water Reaction in the Minichannel of PCSG Designed for SFR
Taewoo Kim (Korea Univ. Science and Technology), Hyun-Sik Park (KAERI), Sang Ji Kim (KAERI)
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A Multiphysics Framework Using High Resolution DNS to Optimize Conditions for Plasma Formation
Naveen Pillai (NCSU), Nicholas L. Sponsel (NCSU), Katharina Stapelmann (NCSU), Igor A. Bolotnov (NCSU)
A Conceptual Study of Air Curtain on the Reactor Vessel Auxiliary Cooling System
Jaejin Choi (KAIST), Yong Hoon Jeong (KAIST)
Development of Integrated Safety Analysis Code with Capability of Detailed Simulation for Multiple Fuel Rods
Yunseok Lee (Incheon National Univ.), Jaeseung Suh (SenTech Co.), Taewan Kim (Incheon National Univ.)
LES of Natural Convection Along the Vertical Wall Applied for the Scale of Small Modular Reactor ( Ra*≈10^19)
Songzhi Yang (CEA), Ulrich Bieder (CEA)