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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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DOME: Legacy built, future ready
In 2019, a familiar landmark at Idaho National Laboratory was scheduled for demolition. Though striking for both its physical presence and its significance to nuclear history, the containment dome that once housed Experimental Breeder Reactor-II sat unused—that is, until INL realized its potential as a reactor testing facility.
Technical Session|Advanced Reactors
Monday, August 17, 2026|1:00–2:45PM CDT|Promenade Ballroom B
Session Chair:
Claudio A. Gariazzo
Alternate Chair:
Andrew S. Hahn (Sandia National Laboratories)
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OpenMC Utilisation for the Generation of Cross-Section Data Libraries of Deterministic Codes
1:00–1:20PM CDT
Abdo Ez Aldeen (University of Liverpool)
Paper
On the Nuclear Waste Footprint of Light Water SMRs: A Case Study
1:20–1:40PM CDT
Luigi Mercatali (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Neutron Physics and Reactor Technology), Douchka Dimitrijevic (École Centrale de Lyon), Sanchez-Espinoza H. Victor (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Neutron Physics and Reactor Technology), Marcus Seidl (PreussenElektra GmbH)
Handling the Consequences of Cladding Failure as part of the Cabri International Program
1:40–2:00PM CDT
Damien BONVALET (CEA Cadarache), Frédéric Lèbre (CEA - Cadarache), Emmanuel Rieux (CEA - Cadarache)
Retrospective Analysis of BWR Core Design and Suggestions from CoreDesigner.ai
2:00–2:20PM CDT
M. Rizki Oktavian (Blue Wave AI Labs), Maria Berardi, Michael J. Mueterthies (Blue Wave AI Labs), Pete Mrvos, Anirudh Tunga (Blue Wave AI Labs), Phil McCalley (Blue Wave AI Labs), Jordan Heim (Blue Wave AI Labs), John T. Gruenwald (Blue Wave AI Labs), Jonathan M. Nistor (Blue Wave AI Labs)
