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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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DOME: Legacy built, future ready
In 2019, a familiar landmark at Idaho National Laboratory was scheduled for demolition. Though striking for both its physical presence and its significance to nuclear history, the containment dome that once housed Experimental Breeder Reactor-II sat unused—that is, until INL realized its potential as a reactor testing facility.
Technical Session|Lightning Talks
Tuesday, August 18, 2026|10:45AM–12:00PM CDT|Promenade Ballroom C
Session Chair:
Benjamin B. Cipiti (Sandia National Laboratories)
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Safeguarding High Assay Low Enriched Uranium Fuel for Advanced Reactors
10:45–10:55AM CDT
Sanjoy Mukhopadhyay (ANS emeritus member)
Paper
Never Off Duty: Utilizing the Data Analyst Continuous Spectroscopic Monitoring solution in Nuclear Power Plant Applications
10:55–11:05AM CDT
Adam Gallegos (Mirion Technologies)
MC&A and Physical Protection Considerations for a Microreactor Manufacturing Facility
11:05–11:15AM CDT
Philip Honnold (Sandia National Laboratories)
A New Nuclear Safeguards Professional Exchange Program between the U.S. National Laboratories and the Advanced Nuclear Industry
11:15–11:25AM CDT
Jessica L. White-Horton (ORNL), Louise Evans (ORNL), Logan Scott (ORNL)
Advancing Nuclear Security Through the Development of Nuclear Forensic Signatures for Future Fuels
11:25–11:35AM CDT
Naomi Marks (LLNL), Miguel Cisneros (LLNL), Joeseph Boro (LLNL), Andrew Swift (University of Nevada Las Vegas), Ann Mycroft
Comprehensive Radiation Safety Management Practices at KAERI Nuclear Fuel Cycle Facilities
11:35–11:45AM CDT
SeongJae Cheon (KAERI (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)), YoungKuk Jang (KAERI), ChaeHee Kim (KAERI), JiHye Son (KAERI), TaeHyoung Kim (KAERI)
Nuclear Data Uncertainties and Criticality Experiments Challenges for Dual Purpose Casks Burnup Credit Implementation
11:45–11:55AM CDT
Coralie Carmouze (CEA Centre De Cadarache)