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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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Two steps forward for U.K. advanced nuclear
This week, two significant announcements have emerged from the United Kingdom’s advanced reactor sector.
On June 14, Rolls-Royce, the United Kingdom National Nuclear Laboratory, and the Japan Atomic Energy Agency announced that they had signed two trilateral memorandums of cooperation to collaborate on “advanced modular reactor (AMR) technology, specifically high-temperature gas-cooled reactors (HTGR), and the coated particle fuel these reactors will use.”
Separately, on June 16, Bellevue, Wash.–based TerraPower announced that its Natrium reactor design has been formally submitted for U.K. regulatory review. The company also announced the formation of a new subsidiary, TerraPower UK Ltd.
Technical Session|Sponsored by RPD
Wednesday, June 14, 2023|1:00–2:45PM EDT|Marriott 9
Session Chair:
Jason Hou (NCSU)
Alternate Chair:
Pavel V. Tsvetkov
Session Organizer:
Massimiliano Fratoni (UC Berkeley)
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Reactor Physics Validation Roadmap for the High Flux Isotope Reactor Conversion to Low-Enriched Uranium Fuel
1:00–1:20PM EDT
D. Chandler (ORNL), J.W. Bae (ORNL), D. Hartanto (ORNL), C.W. Sizemore (ORNL), K.M. Burg (ORNL), J.R. Burns (ORNL)
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252Cf Production at the High Flux Isotope Reactor: Nuclear Data Selection and LEU Conversion Impacts
1:20–1:40PM EDT
D. Hartanto (ORNL), D. Chandler (ORNL), J.W. Bae (ORNL), J.R. Burns (ORNL), C. Sizemore (ORNL)
Isotope Production and Materials Irradiation Research Studies to Support HFIR LEU Conversion Assessment
1:40–2:00PM EDT
D. Chandler (ORNL), D. Hartanto (ORNL), J.W. Bae (ORNL), J.R. Burns (ORNL), J.R. Griswold (ORNL)
Peaking Factor Uncertainty of VERA-MPACT with the ENDF/B-VII.1 51-Group Library Through Benchmark Calculations for Critical Experiments
2:00–2:20PM EDT
Kang Seog Kim (ORNL)
Simulation of the Sodium-Cooled Fast Reactor Benchmark Cores Using MC2-3/Griffin
2:20–2:40PM EDT
Changho Lee (ANL), Somyung Park (ANL), Shikhar Kumar (ANL), Nicolas Stauff (ANL), Zhiwen Xu (TerraPower), Jacob Hader (TerraPower)