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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.”
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1:00–2:45PM CDT
Room 4|Sponsored by Global Utilization of Nuclear Energy
Session Chair: Amanda M. Bachmann
Room 3|Sponsored by Advanced Reactors
Session Chair: Claudio A. Gariazzo|Alternate Chair: Andrew S. Hahn
Room 1|Sponsored by Waste Management
Session Chair: Tania Rivas|Alternate Chair: Ramon M. Pulido
Room 2|Sponsored by Safeguards, Security, and Nonproliferation
Session Chair: Philip Honnold|Alternate Chair: Andrew S. Hahn
3:15–5:00PM CDT
Panel|Room 1|Sponsored by Global Utilization of Nuclear Energy
Session Chair: Logan M. Scott
Room 4|Sponsored by Reprocessing and Fuel Conditioning
Session Chair: Kenneth C. Marsden|Alternate Chair: Stephanie H. Bruffey
Session Chair: Karen K. Hogue
10:45AM–12:00PM CDT
Room 4|Sponsored by Lightning Talks
Session Chair: Benjamin B. Cipiti
Room 3|Sponsored by Lightning Talks
Session Chair: Jinsuo Zhang
Room 2|Sponsored by Lightning Talks
Session Chair: Candido Pereira
Room 1|Sponsored by Lightning Talks
Session Chair: Claudio A. Gariazzo
1:30–3:15PM CDT
Room 2|Sponsored by Existing Fleet
Session Chair: Tania Rivas
Session Chair: Michael Simpson|Alternate Chair: Jinsuo Zhang
Panel|Room 1|Sponsored by Reprocessing and Fuel Conditioning
Room 4|Sponsored by Safeguards, Security, and Nonproliferation
Session Chair: Logan Scott|Alternate Chair: Oluwatomi A. Akindele
3:30–5:15PM CDT
Room 2|Sponsored by Front End Fuel Cycle Technologies
Session Chair: Leigh R. Martin
Session Chair: Bo Feng
Session Chair: Stephanie H. Bruffey|Alternate Chair: Kenneth C. Marsden
9:00–10:00AM CDT
10:15AM–12:00PM CDT
Session Chair: Mary Lou Dunzik-Gougar
Panel|Room 1|Sponsored by Front End Fuel Cycle Technologies
Room 2|Sponsored by Reprocessing and Fuel Conditioning
Session Chair: Ross F. Radel
Session Chair: Riley D. Hunley
Session Chair: Toni Karlsson|Alternate Chair: Jinsuo Zhang
Session Chair: Toni Karlsson|Alternate Chair: Melissa A. Rose
Session Chair: Matthew J. Nyberg
Room 1|Sponsored by Reprocessing and Fuel Conditioning
Session Chair: Akpos Ebufegha|Alternate Chair: Kenneth C. Marsden
Room 3|Sponsored by Human Capital Development
9:00–10:45AM CDT
Session Chair: J'Tia Hart
Session Chair: Monica Regalbuto|Alternate Chair: Leigh R. Martin
Session Chair: Melissa A. Rose
Session Chair: Katherine R. Johnson|Alternate Chair: Stephanie H. Bruffey
Room 4|Sponsored by Waste Management
Session Chair: Ramon M. Pulido|Alternate Chair: Tania Rivas
Panel|Room 1|Sponsored by Safeguards, Security, and Nonproliferation
Session Chair: Alan Evans
