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      2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)

      August 24–27, 2026

      Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole

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Schedule Timeline

Schedule is subject to change

Sunday — August 16, 2026
Conference Hours
  • Exhibit Setup from 1:00–5:00PM
  • Registration/Help Desk open from 3:00–7:00PM
  • Exhibit Hall open from 5:00–7:00PM
1:00PM CDT
    Events
  • Cyclus Workshop
  • Domestic MC&A MAPIT Workshop
  • Workshop on Reprocessing Technologies
3:00PM CDT
5:00PM CDT
    Events
  • Opening Reception
Monday — August 17, 2026
Conference Hours
  • Exhibit Hall open from 8:00AM–4:00PM
  • Registration/Help Desk open from 8:00AM–4:00PM
8:00AM CDT
    Events
  • Breakfast in Exhibit Hall
9:00AM CDT
    Sessions
  • Opening Plenary
11:30AM CDT
    Events
  • Lunch on Own
1:00PM CDT
    Sessions
  • Fuel Cycle Strategies and Approaches: I (Promenade Ballroom C)
  • LWR-type SMRs (Promenade Ballroom B)
  • Interim Storage (Grand Ballroom A)
  • Advances in Physical and Cyber Security (Promenade Ballroom A)
2:45PM CDT
    Events
  • PM Break in Exhibit Hall
3:15PM CDT
    Sessions
  • U.S. Executive Orders: Progress One Year Later (Grand Ballroom A)
  • Microreactors, Transportable, and Mobile Reactors (Promenade Ballroom B)
  • Closed Fuel Cycle Concepts: I (Promenade Ballroom C)
  • Safeguarding the Nuclear Fuel Cycle (Promenade Ballroom A)
Tuesday — August 18, 2026
Conference Hours
  • Exhibit Hall open from 8:00AM-4:00PM
  • Registration/Help Desk open from 8:00AM–4:00PM
8:00AM CDT
    Events
  • Breakfast in Exhibit Hall
9:00AM CDT
    Sessions
  • Tuesday Plenary
10:30AM CDT
    Events
  • AM Break in Exhibit Hall
10:45AM CDT
    Sessions
  • Lightning Talks: Safeguards Measurements (Grand Ballroom A)
  • Lightning Talks: Reprocessing/Recovery (Promenade Ballroom A)
  • Lightning Talks: Advanced Reactors/Fuels (Promenade Ballroom B)
  • Lightning Talks: Safeguards & Security (Promenade Ballroom C)
12:00PM CDT
    Events
  • Lunch on own
1:30PM CDT
    Sessions
  • Existing Fleet (Promenade Ballroom A)
  • Molten Salt Reactors (Promenade Ballroom B)
  • Perspectives on Recycling (Grand Ballroom A)
  • Strategic Advancements in Nuclear Nonproliferation (Promenade Ballroom C)
3:15PM CDT
    Events
  • PM Break in Exhibit Hall
3:30PM CDT
    Sessions
  • Commercial Nuclear Maritime Applications: A Snapshot of an Industry on the Move (Grand Ballroom A)
  • Molten Salt Fuels (Promenade Ballroom A)
  • Sodium Fast Reactors: I (Promenade Ballroom B)
  • Closed Fuel Cycle Concepts: II (Promenade Ballroom C)
Wednesday — August 19, 2026
Conference Hours
  • Exhibit Hall open from 8:00AM–4:00PM
  • Registration/Help Desk open from 8:00AM–4:00PM
  • Exhibit Teardown from 4:00–6:00PM
8:00AM CDT
    Events
  • Breakfast in Exhibit Hall
9:00AM CDT
    Sessions
  • Wednesday Plenary
10:00AM CDT
    Events
  • AM Break in Exhibit Hall
10:15AM CDT
    Sessions
  • Social Issues, Public Acceptance, Policy (Promenade Ballroom C)
  • Fueling the Future: Achievements within DOE’s HALEU Allocation Process (Grand Ballroom A)
  • Sodium Fast Reactors: II (Promenade Ballroom B)
  • Separations for Secondary Material Recovery (Promenade Ballroom A)
12:00PM CDT
    Events
  • Lunch on own
1:30PM CDT
    Sessions
  • Nonproliferation Negotiations: The Global Fuel Game (Grand Ballroom A)
  • Enrichment and Fuel Fabrication (Promenade Ballroom A)
  • Transmutation and Non-Electric Applications (Promenade Ballroom B)
  • Advances in Pyroprocessing (Promenade Ballroom C)
3:15PM CDT
    Events
  • PM Break in Exhibit Hall
3:30PM CDT
    Sessions
  • Fuel Cycle Strategies and Approaches: II (Promenade Ballroom C)
  • Aqueous Actinide Separations (Grand Ballroom A)
  • Detection Methods and Spectroscopy (Promenade Ballroom A)
  • Talent Development & Education (Promenade Ballroom B)
4:00PM CDT
6:00PM CDT
    Events
  • Evening Event
Thursday — August 20, 2026
Conference Hours
  • Registration/Help Desk open from 8:00AM–4:00PM
8:00AM CDT
    Events
  • Breakfast
9:00AM CDT
    Sessions
  • Supply Chain & Economics (Promenade Ballroom C)
  • Aqueous versus Pyroprocessing Debate (Grand Ballroom A)
  • Molten Salt Reactor Fuel Cycle Characterization (Promenade Ballroom A)
10:45AM CDT
    Events
  • Lunch on own
1:00PM CDT
    Sessions
  • Development of Waste Management Separations (Promenade Ballroom A)
  • Waste Transportation & Permanent Disposal (Promenade Ballroom C)
  • Security-by-Design and Implementation for U.S. Domestic and International Deployment (Grand Ballroom A)
Friday — August 21, 2026
7:15AM CDT
    Events
  • SHINE Tour (Meet in Hotel Lobby at 7:00am)
7:45AM CDT
    Events
  • Argonne National Lab Tour (Meet in Hotel Lobby at 7:30am)
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