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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|Safeguards, Security, and Nonproliferation
Monday, August 17, 2026|3:15–5:00PM CDT|Promenade Ballroom A
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 (LLNL), Annie M. Berens (LLNL), 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 (INL), Ammon N. Williams (INL)
Advanced Monitoring of Aqueous Reprocessing for Process Optimization and Safeguards
4:15–4:35PM CDT
Edna Cardenas (INL), Kenton Hummel (INL), Jay D. Hix, Addyson Barnes (INL), Meghan Fujimoto (INL)
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.)
