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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
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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|Promenade Ballroom A
Session Chair:
Candido Pereira (ANL)
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Recent Advances in the PUMAS process : Uranium and Plutonium Co-Recovery Process Using a Monoamide-Based Solvent for Spent UOX and MOX Fuels
10:45–10:55AM CDT
Manuel Miguirditchian (CEA Marcoule), Loïc Daronnat, Amandine Duterme, Sylvain Costenoble, Vincent Vanel (CEA Saclay), Solenne MICHAUD (CEA), Raphael MONEUSE (CEA), Fabien LENGRAND (CEA), Christian SOREL (CEA)
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Uranium Recovery from Depleted UF6: Development of an Alternative Deconversion Pathway
10:55–11:05AM CDT
Renee Olney Olney (University of Nevada - Las Vegas), Antonette Marasigan (University of Nevada - Las Vegas), Josephine A. Libero, Kenneth R. Czerwinski (University of Nevada Las Vegas), David Hatchett (University of Nevada Las Vegas)
A Compact Catalyzed Deuterium Fusion Neutron Source for the Transmutation and Recycling of Actinides
11:05–11:15AM CDT
John Slough (MSNW Group)
Nuclear Fuel Cycle Simulation for Actinide Management Towards Sustainable Nuclear Energy Use (1) Uranium and Plutonium Management
11:15–11:25AM CDT
TOMOHIRO OKAMURA (Institute of Science Tokyo), MASAHIKO NAKASE (Institute of Science Tokyo), KENJI TAKESHITA (Institute of Science Tokyo), TAKASHI SHIMADA (Kyoto University), YUKI KONISHI (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.), KEISUKE NISHIMURA (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.), HITOMI ISHIDA (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.), TOMOO YAMAMURA (Kyoto University)
Nuclear Fuel Cycle Simulation for Actinide Management Towards Sustainable Nuclear Energy Use (2) Minor Actinide Management
11:25–11:35AM CDT
Kenji Takeshita (Institute of Science Tokyo), Tomohiro Okamura (Institute of Science Tokyo), Masahiko Nakase (Institute of Science Tokyo), Takashi Shimada (Mitsubishi FBR Systems), Yuki Kinishi (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries), Keisuke Nishimura (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries), Hitomi Ishida (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries), Tomoo Yamamura (Kyoto University)
Solvent Extraction Model Development for Alternative Processes for Used Nuclear Fuel Recycling
11:35–11:45AM CDT
Laura E. Maggos (ANL), Candido Pereira (ANL)
A Reactor-Agnostic Framework for Comparative Nuclear Fuel Cycle Analysis
11:45–11:55AM CDT
Mason S. Walls (Texas A&M University College Station), Pavel V. Tsvetkov (Texas A&M University)
