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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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Droughts, wildfires continue to impact power plants in Europe
The effects of this summer’s historic heatwave continue to be felt across Europe. Soaring temperatures and drought in the region have led to elevated river temperatures, low river levels, and wildfires, which have significantly impacted nuclear power plants across the continent.
France’s Electricité de France has reported elevated river temperatures which have forced production cuts, including recent cuts at Golfech, and nuclear power plants in Hungary, Romania, and the United Kingdom, have faced exceptional challenges in recent days.
10:00AM–12:05PM EDT
Panel|Bay Room|Artificial Intelligence
Session Chair: Jonathan M. Nistor|Alternate Chair: James J. Tusar
Beach Room|Fuel Management
Session Chair: Petri Forslund Guimarães|Alternate Chair: Benjamin S. Collins
Palm Room|Fuel Management
Session Chair: Dave G. Knott|Alternate Chair: Jeffrey A. Borkowski
Gulf Room|Methods Development
Session Chair: Matthew A. Jessee|Alternate Chair: William C. Dawn
2:30–3:45PM EDT
Gulf Room|Advanced Reactors
Session Chair: Joshua Hykes|Alternate Chair: Shane Stimpson
Session Chair: Jeffrey Borkowski|Alternate Chair: Zhiwen Xu
Panel|Bay Room|Fuel Management
Session Chair: Baris Sarikaya|Alternate Chair: James J. Tusar
Session Chair: Greg H. Hobson|Alternate Chair: Benjamin S. Collins
4:05–5:45PM EDT
Palm Room|Artificial Intelligence
Session Chair: Jason Hou|Alternate Chair: Atul Karve
Session Chair: James Laird|Alternate Chair: Petri Forslund Guimarães
Session Chair: Benjamin S. Collins|Alternate Chair: Joel D. Rhodes
Palm Room|Advanced Reactors
Session Chair: Donny Hartanto|Alternate Chair: Joe Fuel
Session Chair: John C. Hannah|Alternate Chair: Baxter Durham
Session Chair: Radu Pomirleanu|Alternate Chair: Jennifer W. Baker
Session Chair: Justin K. Watson|Alternate Chair: Geoff Pihl
Panel|Bay Room|Advanced Reactors
Session Chair: Kevin T. Clarno|Alternate Chair: William F. Lyon
Session Chair: Jeffrey A. Borkowski|Alternate Chair: Atul Karve
Session Chair: Duncan E. Robinson|Alternate Chair: Thomas Kindred
Session Chair: Joel D. Rhodes|Alternate Chair: Benjamin S. Collins
Session Chair: Steve E. Skutnik|Alternate Chair: Joe Fuel
Session Chair: Dennis F. Hussey|Alternate Chair: Duncan E. Robinson
Session Chair: Vincent Penkrot|Alternate Chair: Emiliya L. Georgieva
Session Chair: Charles A. Wemple|Alternate Chair: Yuxuan Liu
8:00–9:40AM EDT
Session Chair: Jason Hou|Alternate Chair: Justin K. Watson
Session Chair: Vincent Penkrot|Alternate Chair: Tamer Bahadir
Session Chair: Kevin T. Clarno|Alternate Chair: Shane Stimpson
Session Chair: G. Ivan Maldonado|Alternate Chair: Matthew A. Jessee
Session Chair: Baris Sarikaya|Alternate Chair: Duncan E. Robinson
Session Chair: Rodolfo M. Ferrer|Alternate Chair: David Kropaczek
