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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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Launching into tomorrow: NRIC guides new era of research and deployment
In June 2025, the Department of Energy announced the Reactor Pilot Program, an authorization pathway that allowed reactor developers to partner with the DOE to get first-of-a-kind (FOAK) reactors built and tested. Soon after, the DOE rolled out a complementary Fuel Line Pilot Program, which aimed to fast-track fuel projects. In all, 20 projects were accepted into the new programs.
1:00–2:45PM EST
Session Chair: Pamela Aigner|Alternate Chair: George E. Manaskie
Session Chair: Lisa Edwards|Alternate Chair: Dan Randolph
Session Chair: Marlene Khalil|Alternate Chair: Jason Overstreet
Session Chair: Thomas S. Dean|Alternate Chair: Stephen Page
3:15–5:00PM EST
Session Chair: Dan Randolph|Alternate Chair: Juan J. Cortez
Session Chair: Raymond J. Dean|Alternate Chair: Robert L. Sandstrom
Session Chair: Frank J. Giannone|Alternate Chair: Lisa M. Marshall
Session Chair: Jason Overstreet|Alternate Chair: Marlene Khalil
Panel
Session Chair: Michael L. Marler|Alternate Chair: David W. Helling
Session Chair: Patrick J. Berry|Alternate Chair: Frank J. Giannone
Session Chair: Douglas S. Batche|Alternate Chair: Pamela Aigner
Session Chair: Richard P. Coe|Alternate Chair: Jason D. Valtos
Session Chair: Richard Gayheart|Alternate Chair: Gerard O. Hildebrandt
Session Chair: David W. Helling|Alternate Chair: Raymond J. Dean
Session Chair: Robert L. Sandstrom|Alternate Chair: Douglas S. Batche
Session Chair: Lisa M. Marshall|Alternate Chair: Richard P. Coe
Session Chair: George E. Manaskie|Alternate Chair: Thomas S. Dean
Session Chair: Aaron Bergeron|Alternate Chair: Richard Gayheart
Session Chair: Juan J. Cortez|Alternate Chair: Lisa Edwards
Session Chair: Bei Liu|Alternate Chair: Patrick Berry
Session Chair: Henry T. Curry|Alternate Chair: Patrick J. Berry
Session Chair: Jason D. Valtos|Alternate Chair: Jason Overstreet
Session Chair: Gerard O. Hildebrandt|Alternate Chair: Michael L. Marler
Session Chair: Stephen Page|Alternate Chair: Bei Liu