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      GAIN makes diverse selections for its third round of awards this year

      The Department of Energy’s Gateway for Accelerated Innovation in Nuclear has recently awarded four third-round fiscal year 2026 vouchers to support the development of innovative nuclear technologies. Each company will get access to specific capabilities and expertise in the DOE’s national laboratory complex—in this round of awards Idaho National Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and Sandia National Laboratories are named—and will be responsible for a minimum 20 percent cost share, which can be an in-kind contribution.

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Monday, August 17, 2026

1:00–2:45PM CDT

Fuel Cycle Strategies and Approaches: I

Promenade Ballroom C|Global Utilization of Nuclear Energy

Session Chair: Amanda M. Bachmann

LWR-type SMRs

Promenade Ballroom B|Advanced Reactors

Session Chair: Claudio A. Gariazzo|Alternate Chair: Andrew S. Hahn

Interim Storage

Grand Ballroom A|Waste Management

Session Chair: Tania Rivas|Alternate Chair: Ramon M. Pulido

Advances in Physical and Cyber Security

Promenade Ballroom A|Safeguards, Security, and Nonproliferation

Session Chair: Philip Honnold|Alternate Chair: Andrew S. Hahn

3:15–5:00PM CDT

U.S. Executive Orders: Progress One Year Later

Panel|Grand Ballroom A|Global Utilization of Nuclear Energy

Microreactors, Transportable, and Mobile Reactors

Promenade Ballroom B|Advanced Reactors

Session Chair: Logan M. Scott

Closed Fuel Cycle Concepts: I

Promenade Ballroom C|Reprocessing and Fuel Conditioning

Session Chair: Kenneth C. Marsden|Alternate Chair: Stephanie H. Bruffey

Safeguarding the Nuclear Fuel Cycle

Promenade Ballroom A|Safeguards, Security, and Nonproliferation

Session Chair: Karen K. Hogue


Tuesday, August 18, 2026

10:45AM–12:00PM CDT

Lightning Talks: Safeguards Measurements

Grand Ballroom A|Lightning Talks

Session Chair: Claudio A. Gariazzo

Lightning Talks: Safeguards & Security

Promenade Ballroom C|Lightning Talks

Session Chair: Benjamin B. Cipiti

Lightning Talks: Advanced Reactors/Fuels

Promenade Ballroom B|Lightning Talks

Session Chair: Jinsuo Zhang

Lightning Talks: Reprocessing/Recovery

Promenade Ballroom A|Lightning Talks

Session Chair: Candido Pereira

1:30–3:15PM CDT

Existing Fleet

Promenade Ballroom A|Existing Fleet

Session Chair: Tania Rivas

Molten Salt Reactors

Promenade Ballroom B|Advanced Reactors

Session Chair: Michael Simpson|Alternate Chair: Jinsuo Zhang

Perspectives on Recycling

Panel|Grand Ballroom A|Reprocessing and Fuel Conditioning

Strategic Advancements in Nuclear Nonproliferation

Promenade Ballroom C|Safeguards, Security, and Nonproliferation

Session Chair: Logan Scott|Alternate Chair: Oluwatomi A. Akindele

3:30–5:15PM CDT

Commercial Nuclear Maritime Applications: A Snapshot of an Industry on the Move

Panel|Grand Ballroom A|Global Utilization of Nuclear Energy

Molten Salt Fuels

Promenade Ballroom A|Front End Fuel Cycle Technologies

Session Chair: Leigh R. Martin

Sodium Fast Reactors: I

Promenade Ballroom B|Advanced Reactors

Session Chair: Bo Feng

Closed Fuel Cycle Concepts: II

Promenade Ballroom C|Reprocessing and Fuel Conditioning

Session Chair: Stephanie H. Bruffey|Alternate Chair: Kenneth C. Marsden


Wednesday, August 19, 2026

10:15AM–12:00PM CDT

Social Issues, Public Acceptance, Policy

Promenade Ballroom C|Global Utilization of Nuclear Energy

Session Chair: Mary Lou Dunzik-Gougar

Fueling the Future: Achievements within DOE’s HALEU Allocation Process

Panel|Grand Ballroom A|Front End Fuel Cycle Technologies

Sodium Fast Reactors: II

Promenade Ballroom B|Advanced Reactors

Session Chair: Bo Feng

Separations for Secondary Material Recovery

Promenade Ballroom A|Reprocessing and Fuel Conditioning

Session Chair: Ross F. Radel

1:30–3:15PM CDT

Nonproliferation Negotiations: The Global Fuel Game

Panel|Grand Ballroom A|Global Utilization of Nuclear Energy

Enrichment and Fuel Fabrication

Promenade Ballroom A|Front End Fuel Cycle Technologies

Session Chair: Riley D. Hunley

Transmutation and Non-Electric Applications

Promenade Ballroom B|Advanced Reactors

Session Chair: Toni Karlsson|Alternate Chair: Jinsuo Zhang

Advances in Pyroprocessing

Promenade Ballroom C|Reprocessing and Fuel Conditioning

Session Chair: Toni Karlsson|Alternate Chair: Melissa A. Rose

3:30–5:15PM CDT

Fuel Cycle Strategies and Approaches: II

Promenade Ballroom C|Global Utilization of Nuclear Energy

Session Chair: Matthew J. Nyberg

Aqueous Actinide Separations

Grand Ballroom A|Reprocessing and Fuel Conditioning

Session Chair: Akpos Ebufegha|Alternate Chair: Kenneth C. Marsden

Detection Methods and Spectroscopy

Promenade Ballroom A|Safeguards, Security, and Nonproliferation

Session Chair: Claudio A. Gariazzo

Talent Development & Education

Promenade Ballroom B|Human Capital Development

Session Chair: Tania Rivas


Thursday, August 20, 2026

9:00–10:45AM CDT

Supply Chain & Economics

Promenade Ballroom C|Global Utilization of Nuclear Energy

Session Chair: J'Tia Hart

Aqueous versus Pyroprocessing Debate

Grand Ballroom A|Reprocessing and Fuel Conditioning

Session Chair: Monica Regalbuto|Alternate Chair: Leigh R. Martin

Molten Salt Reactor Fuel Cycle Characterization

Promenade Ballroom A|Safeguards, Security, and Nonproliferation

Session Chair: Melissa A. Rose

1:00–2:45PM CDT

Development of Waste Management Separations

Promenade Ballroom A|Reprocessing and Fuel Conditioning

Session Chair: Katherine R. Johnson|Alternate Chair: Stephanie H. Bruffey

Waste Transportation & Permanent Disposal

Promenade Ballroom C|Waste Management

Session Chair: Ramon M. Pulido|Alternate Chair: Tania Rivas

Security-by-Design and Implementation for U.S. Domestic and International Deployment

Panel|Grand Ballroom A|Safeguards, Security, and Nonproliferation

Session Chair: Alan Evans

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