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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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Technical Session|Advanced Reactors
Tuesday, July 22, 2025|4:05–5:45PM EDT|Palm Room
Session Chair:
Steve E. Skutnik
Alternate Chair:
Joe Fuel
Session Organizer:
Scott P. Palmtag
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MARIE: A Python-Based Framework for Comprehensive Fuel Recycling Modeling
4:05–4:30PM EDT
Steve E. Skutnik (ORNL), Randy Ngelale (ORNL), Laura Arias Chavez (ORNL), Robert A. Lefebvre (ORNL), Jin Whan Bae (ORNL), Brianna Hiscox (ORNL), Leigh Martin (ORNL), Andrew Worrall (ORNL)
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MOX and UOx Fuel Multi Recycling in Pressurized Water Reactors
4:30–4:55PM EDT
Hervé Billat (EDF), Enrico Girardi (EDF R&D), Francois-Xavier de Cordoue (EDF), Loic Pussard (EDF), Guillaume Vaast (EDF), Badiaa Amekraz (Framatome)
Selective Conversion of Transuranic Oxides to Species Soluble in Molten Chloride Salt - Validation of the First Stage of the WATSS Recycling Process
4:55–5:20PM EDT
J. P. Zuniga (Moltex Energy), I. Scott (Moltex Energy), O. Gregoire (Moltex Energy), A. D. Warren (Moltex Energy), R. Brown (Moltex Energy), G. Cota-Sanchez (Canadian Nuclear Laboratory), L. Bradford (Canadian Nuclear Laboratory), D. Cluff (Canadian Nuclear Laboratory), K. Kovack (Canadian Nuclear Laboratory), D. Poff (Canadian Nuclear Laboratory), R. O'Sullivan (Moltex Energy)
Modeling a Thermal-Spectrum LEU-fueled Molten Salt Reactor Co-fueled with Thorium in SCALE 6.3.1 and Serpent-2
5:20–5:45PM EDT
C. Erika Moss (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Ondrej Chvala (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Donny Hartanto (ORNL), John P. Carter (INL)