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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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North American construction is back—smaller and faster—at OPG’s Darlington
“The nuclear renaissance is real here,” said Ontario Power Generation’s Subo Sinnathamby on May 8, one year to the day after OPG secured a final investment decision to build the first of four planned BWRX-300 reactors at its Darlington nuclear power plant, and shortly after the new reactor’s foundation was lifted into place. “We got our license to construct in April and our [final investment decision] in May, and we’ve been off to the races since.”
Technical Session|Sponsored by Safeguards, Security, and Nonproliferation
Monday, August 17, 2026|1:00–2:45PM CDT|Room 2
Session Chair:
Philip Honnold (Sandia National Laboratories)
Alternate Chair:
Andrew S. Hahn (Sandia National Laboratories)
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Advanced Reactor Cyber Robustness Analysis
1:00–1:20PM CDT
Andrew S. Hahn (Sandia National Laboratories), Adam Beauchaine (Sandia National Laboratories), Titus Gray (Sandia National Laboratories), Fraser Dougall (Sandia National Laboratories), Kenneth Belcourt (Sandia National Laboratories)
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Advanced Reactor Cybersecurity Regulatory Fulfillment via Risk-Informed Approaches
1:20–1:40PM CDT
Lee T. Maccarone (Sandia National Laboratories), Robert S. Lois (University of Pittsburgh), Andrew S. Hahn (Sandia National Laboratories), Michael T. Rowland (Sandia National Laboratories)
Model-Based Engineering: A Process for Integrating Safety and Cybersecurity during Design
1:40–2:00PM CDT
Shannon L. Eggers (Idaho National Laboratory), Kevin O'Rear, Ross Hays (Idaho National Laboratory), Sonali Roy (Idaho National Laboratory), Joseph Oncken (Idaho National Laboratory)
Physical Protection System Design Considerations for Modular Construction of Small Modular Reactors
2:00–2:20PM CDT
Alan Evans (Sandia National Laboratories)
Security-by-Design Recommendations for Small Modular Reactors using a Representative Light Water Small Modular Reactor (LWSMR)
2:20–2:40PM CDT