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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|3:15–5:00PM CDT|Room 2
Session Chair:
Karen K. Hogue (ORNL)
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Advancing Measurements and Technology for Pebblebed Reactors
3:15–3:35PM CDT
Oluwatomi A. Akindele (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory), Annie M. Berens (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory), Tyana Stiegler (stiegler1@llnl.gov), Emma C. Houston (University of Tennessee Knoxville), Sandra Bogetic (University of Tennessee Knoxville)
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Advancing Burnup Measurement Capabilities for Pebble Bed Reactors
3:35–3:55PM CDT
Manit D. Shah (ORNL), Steve E. Skutnik (ORNL), Francisco Parada (ORNL), Luis A. Castellanos (ORNL), Donald N. Kovacic (ORNL), K. C. Goetz (ORNL)
Safeguards Considerations for Metallic Fuel Fabrication
3:55–4:15PM CDT
Victoria Davis (Idaho National Laboratory), Ammon N. Williams (Idaho National Laboratory)
Advanced Monitoring of Aqueous Reprocessing for Process Optimization and Safeguards
4:15–4:35PM CDT
Edna Cardenas (Idaho National Laboratory), Kenton Hummel (Idaho National Laboratory), Jay D. Hix, Addyson Barnes (Idaho National Laboratory), Meghan Fujimoto (Idaho National Laboratory)
Safeguards-by-Design for Sustainable U.S. Laser Enrichment: Integrating Nonproliferation, Licensing, and Environmental Objectives
4:35–4:55PM CDT
Daniel D. Hartman (LIS Technologies Inc.), Lloyd J. Jollay (LIS Technologies, Inc.), Julie Olivier (LIS Technologies, Inc.), Viktor Chikan (LIS Technologies, Inc.)
