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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.”
Technical Session|Sponsored by NCSD
Wednesday, June 14, 2023|8:00–9:45AM EDT|Florida/Illinois
Session Chair:
Walid Metwally (ORNL)
Alternate Chair:
Benjamin Martin
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Impact of Thermal Scattering Law on Similarity Assessment in Light-Water or Polyethylene-Moderated Systems
8:00–8:20AM EDT
Travis M. Greene (ORNL), William J. Marshall (ORNL), Alexander Lang (ORNL), Travis Zipperer (PNNL)
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Flattop Benchmark Reevaluation Update
8:20–8:40AM EDT
Kristin Stolte (LANL), Theresa Cutler (LANL), Dave Hayes (LANL)
Ab Initio Evaluation of Plutonium Dioxide S(α,β) and Thermal Neutron Cross Sections
8:40–9:00AM EDT
J.P.W. Crozier (NCSU), A.I. Hawari (NCSU)
Impact of Cross Section Libraries on Loading Curves for Burnup Credit Criticality Safety Analysis Models
9:00–9:20AM EDT
Rabab Elzohery (ORNL), Germina Ilas (ORNL)