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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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Holtec moves forward on Oyster Creek, looks to Gulf South
In the past week, Holtec has made two significant announcements: the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved its license termination plan (LTP) for Oyster Creek nuclear power plant, and the company has partnered with Entergy and Hyundai Engineering and Construction to evaluate new reactor deployments in the Gulf South region.
Technical Session|Advanced Reactors
Wednesday, August 19, 2026|1:30–3:15PM CDT|Promenade Ballroom B
Session Chair:
Toni Karlsson (INL)
Alternate Chair:
Jinsuo Zhang (Virginia Tech)
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Estimation of radioactive waste inventories for innovative fuel cycles including Molten Salt Reactors
1:30–1:50PM CDT
Anne Saturnin (CEA Marcoule), Alexandre Paques (Framatome), Camille Laguerre (CEA)
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Conceptual Design of Pilot Plant for Accelerator-Driven System
1:50–2:10PM CDT
Kenji Nishihara (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), Masahiro Fukushima (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), Takumi Abe (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), Ryota Katano (Nagoya University), Bruce Yee-Rendon (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), Hiroki Iwamoto (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), Takanori Sugawara (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), Hironari Obayashi (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), Shigeru Saito (Japan Atomic Energy Agency)
Outputs, Limitations, and Effects of Pure Minor Actinide Transmutation in Chloride Salt Fission-Fusion Hybrid Systems
2:10–2:30PM CDT
Matthew J. Nyberg (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Taesuk Oh (University of Wisconsin Madison), Hitarth Shah (University of Wisconsin), Ben Lindley (University of Wisconsin Madison)
Co-Optimization of Small Modular Reactor and Hydrogen Production Deployment: A Capacity Expansion Planning Approach
2:30–2:50PM CDT
Mengyao Yuan (LLNL), J Michael Grappone (LLNL), Saul Schaffer (LLNL), William Yang (LLNL), Jean-Paul Watson (LLNL)