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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|Front End Fuel Cycle Technologies
Wednesday, August 19, 2026|1:30–3:15PM CDT|Promenade Ballroom A
Session Chair:
Riley D. Hunley (Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL))
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Designing the Next Generation of Uranium Atomic Vapor Laser Isotope Separation
1:30–1:50PM CDT
Christopher F. Carson (LLNL), Mark E. Walker (LLNL), Brett Isselhardt (LLNL), John Creasy (LLNL), Philip DePond (LLNL), Daniel Lauriola (LLNL), Kevin Robben (LLNL)
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Building the U.S. Laser Enrichment Ecosystem: Technology Readiness, Supply Chain Resilience, and Workforce Integration
1:50–2:10PM CDT
Lloyd J. Jollay (LIS Technologies), Daniel D. Hartman (LIS Technologies Inc.), Julie Olivier (LIS Technologies), Viktor Chikan (LIS Technologies)
Electrolytic Reduction of UO2 to Pave a Path for Domestic Metallic HALEU Fuel Production
2:10–2:30PM CDT
Bethany Dean-Kersten (ANL), Matthew Ruehl, Thomas G. Ensley (GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy), Rachael L. Nolfi, Sarah G. Ortman, Krista L. Hawthorne
Gas ignition tests on two thermal decomposition products of polycarbonate -Computational modeling approach to explain the unexpected flammability-
2:30–2:50PM CDT
Takuya Ohno (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), Shinsuke Tashiro (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), Yuki Amano (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), Naoki Yoshida (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), Ryoichiro Yoshida (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), Seiji Takeda (Japan Atomic Energy Agency)
