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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
Standards Program
The Standards Committee is responsible for the development and maintenance of voluntary consensus standards that address the design, analysis, and operation of components, systems, and facilities related to the application of nuclear science and technology. Find out What’s New, check out the Standards Store, or Get Involved today!
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ORNL, INL make deals on AI for nuclear licensing
The United States has tight new deadlines—18 months, max—for licensing commercial reactor designs. The Department of Energy is marshaling the nuclear expertise and high-performance computing assets of its national laboratories, in partnership with private tech companies, to develop generative AI tools and large-scale simulations that could help get nuclear reactor designs through the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s licensing process—or the DOE’s own reactor pilot program. “Accelerate” and “streamline” are the verbs of choice in recent announcements from Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Idaho National Laboratory, as they describe plans with Atomic Canyon, Microsoft, and Amazon.
Executive Session|Panel
Monday, June 12, 2023|3:15–5:00PM EDT|Marriott 7/8
Robots are coming! With the recent emergence of advanced robotics and digital technologies, the time is right for cheaper and faster adoption of robotic systems to improve the efficiency and safety of nuclear applications. Join us for this two-panel session that will explore 1) the opportunities for robotics, AI, and digital twin technologies in commercial nuclear plant operations and cleanup-related tasks and 2) their broader implications and ramifications for society in the next decade and beyond.
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