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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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MIT professor develops method to verify compliance with Outer Space Treaty
Danagoulian
Areg Danagoulian of the Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is proposing a mechanism for verifying that Earth-orbiting satellites are in compliance with the Outer Space Treaty, which prohibits the placement of nuclear weapons in space. Danagoulian’s “concept and feasibility study,” titled “Verification of the Outer Space Treaty with cosmic protons,” was published recently in the journal Nature.
Technical Session|Lightning Talks
Tuesday, August 18, 2026|10:45AM–12:00PM CDT|Grand Ballroom A
Session Chair:
Claudio A. Gariazzo
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Using Neutron Computed-Tomography for In-Situ Characterization of Spent Fuel Isotopic Ratios
10:45–10:55AM CDT
Mikayla Wooodward (McMaster Univ.)
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Evaluation of On-Line Monitoring Techniques to Facilitate Sustainable Manufacture of TRISO Coated Particle Fuel
10:55–11:05AM CDT
Catriona McFarlan (University of Strathclyde), Alison Nordon (University of Strathclyde), David Goddard (United Kingdom National Nuclear Laboratory), Laurie Crouch (United Kingdom National Nuclear Laboratory), Akeel Ahmed (United Kingdom National Nuclear Laboratory)
Performance Results from the PSMC Well Thermal Neutron Counter Upgrade with the KM-200 Amplifier System
11:05–11:15AM CDT
Mark Scott (LANL), Metodi Iliev (LANL), Carlos Rael (LANL), Victor Kelley (LANL), Ian Canfield (LANL)
Process Discriminators for Molten Salt Fuels Informing Nuclear Forensic Material Analyses
11:15–11:25AM CDT
Bassem El-Dasher (LLNL), William M. Kerlin (LLNL), Frank Wong (LLNL)
Microcalorimetry Preliminary Performance Assessment Studies
11:25–11:35AM CDT
Luca Pagani (PNNL), Grey Batie (PNNL), Bruce D. Pierson (PNNL), Leah Arrigo (PNNL), Catalin Harabagiu (PNNL), Kelly Truax (PNNL), Erin Good (PNNL)
Multi-Modal Sensor Data Fusion for Pulsed Column Solvent Extraction Monitoring
11:35–11:45AM CDT
Justin Cooper (INL), Edna Cardenas (INL), Adelaide Fanner (INL), Addyson Barnes (INL), Ramedy G. Flores (INL)
Microcalorimetry for Ultra-High Energy Resolution Gamma-ray Spectroscopy of Nuclear Fuel Materials
11:45–11:55AM CDT
Katherine A. Schreiber (LANL), Mark Croce (LANL), Matthew Carpenter (LANL), Stefania Dede (LANL), Shannon Kossmann (LANL), Daniel McNeel (LANL), Emily Stark (LANL), Emily Abel (INL), Brian Bucher (INL), Victoria Davis (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Edward Seabury (INL), Ammon N. Williams (INL), Brian Archambault (PNNL), Leah Arrigo (PNNL), Grey Batie (PNNL), Erin Good (PNNL), Catalin A. Harabagiu (Purdue Univ.), Luca Pagani (PNNL), Bruce D. Pierson (PNNL), Daniel Becker (Univ. Colorado, Boulder), Mark Keller (Nat'l Institute of Standards and Technology)
