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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 THD
Tuesday, June 13, 2023|1:00–2:45PM EDT|Marriott 2
Session Chair:
Donna Guillen (INL)
Alternate Chair:
Izabela Gutowska (OSU)
Session Organizer:
Marilyn Delgado
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High Temperature Gas Reactor Coolant Break Size and Temperature Impact on Reactor Cavity Oxygen Concentration
1:00–1:20PM EDT
Derek W. Kultgen (Purdue), Shripad T. Revankar (Purdue), Benjamin C. Billett (Purdue), Andrew J. Bergeon (Purdue)
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Integration of an Electrically Heated DC Rod for the Transient Reactor Test Loop
1:20–1:40PM EDT
Allison Wilson (Oregon State), Trevor Kent Howard (Oregon State), Jaden Miller (Oregon State), Musa Moussaoui (Oregon State), Guillaume Mignot (Oregon State), Aaron Weiss (Oregon State), Wade Marcum (Oregon State)
Pressure Drop Measurements of Twisted Tape Inserts with Smaller Widths for Advanced Reactor Applications
1:40–2:00PM EDT
Arturo Cabral (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Cody S. Wiggins (ORNL), Lane B. Carasik (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
Experimental Investigations of Natural Circulation by Convection Heat Transfer in a Plenum-to-Plenum Dual Channel Facility
2:00–2:20PM EDT
Zeyad Zeitoun (Missouri Univ. Science and Technology), Ahmed Jasim (Missouri Univ. Science and Technology), Mahmoud M. Taha (Alexandria Univ.), Muthanna H. Al-Dahhan (Missouri Univ. Science and Technology)