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Conference Spotlight
2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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First commercial nuclear satellite launched on SpaceX mission
On July 7, SpaceX launched Transporter-17, a smallsat rideshare mission containing 81 payloads. One of the payloads was the Betavoltaic Orbital High-Reliability (BOHR) satellite developed by City Labs.
According to the company, BOHR is “the world’s first commercial nuclear-powered satellite and first nuclear CubeSat.” The spacecraft also broke new ground in the regulatory process for launch approval for commercial nuclear projects.
3:15–5:00PM PDT
Huntington A
Session Chair: Erik Trask|Alternate Chair: Paul W. Humrickhouse
Huntington B/C
Session Chair: Paul W. Humrickhouse|Alternate Chair: Leigh Winfrey
1:00–2:45PM PDT
Session Chair: Ales Necas|Alternate Chair: Leigh Winfrey
Session Chair: Tim D. Bohm|Alternate Chair: Paul W. Humrickhouse
Session Chair: Larry Baylor|Alternate Chair: Paul W. Humrickhouse
3:15–5:40PM PDT
Session Chair: Arnie Lumsdaine|Alternate Chair: Leigh Winfrey
8:00–9:45AM PDT
Session Chair: Walter Guttenfelder|Alternate Chair: Leigh Winfrey
Session Chair: Thomas Fuerst|Alternate Chair: Leigh Winfrey
10:15AM–12:00PM PDT
Session Chair: Jedediah D. Styron|Alternate Chair: Tim D. Bohm
Session Chair: Brenda Garcia-Diaz|Alternate Chair: Leigh Winfrey
Session Chair: Brian Grierson|Alternate Chair: Leigh Winfrey
Pacific B
Session Chair: Mark Gilbert|Alternate Chair: Leigh Winfrey
Session Chair: Tommy Roche|Alternate Chair: Leigh Winfrey
Session Chair: Chad Parish|Alternate Chair: Leigh Winfrey
Session Chair: Chuck Kessel|Alternate Chair: Leigh Winfrey
Session Chair: Jason Trelewicz|Alternate Chair: Lauren M. Garrison
