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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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MIT professor develops method to verify compliance with Outer Space Treaty
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Areg Danagoulian of the Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is proposing a mechanism for verifying that Earth-orbiting satellites are in compliance with the Outer Space Treaty, which prohibits the placement of nuclear weapons in space. Danagoulian’s “concept and feasibility study,” titled “Verification of the Outer Space Treaty with cosmic protons,” was published recently in the journal Nature.
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Promenade Ballroom C|Session Chair: Amanda M. Bachmann
Monday, August 17, 2026|1:00–2:45PM CDT
Panel|Grand Ballroom A
Monday, August 17, 2026|3:15–5:00PM CDT
Tuesday, August 18, 2026|3:30–5:15PM CDT
Promenade Ballroom C|Session Chair: Mary Lou Dunzik-Gougar
Wednesday, August 19, 2026|10:15AM–12:00PM CDT
Wednesday, August 19, 2026|1:30–3:15PM CDT
Promenade Ballroom C|Session Chair: Matthew J. Nyberg
Wednesday, August 19, 2026|3:30–5:15PM CDT
Promenade Ballroom C|Session Chair: J'Tia Hart
Thursday, August 20, 2026|9:00–10:45AM CDT
Promenade Ballroom A|Session Chair: Leigh R. Martin
Promenade Ballroom A|Session Chair: Riley D. Hunley
Promenade Ballroom A|Session Chair: Tania Rivas
Tuesday, August 18, 2026|1:30–3:15PM CDT
Promenade Ballroom B|Session Chair: Claudio A. Gariazzo
Promenade Ballroom B|Session Chair: Logan M. Scott
Promenade Ballroom B|Session Chair: Michael Simpson
Promenade Ballroom B|Session Chair: Bo Feng
Promenade Ballroom B|Session Chair: Toni Karlsson
Promenade Ballroom C|Session Chair: Kenneth C. Marsden
Promenade Ballroom C|Session Chair: Stephanie H. Bruffey
Promenade Ballroom A|Session Chair: Ross F. Radel
Promenade Ballroom C|Session Chair: Toni Karlsson
Grand Ballroom A|Session Chair: Akpos Ebufegha
Grand Ballroom A|Session Chair: Monica Regalbuto
Promenade Ballroom A|Session Chair: Katherine R. Johnson
Thursday, August 20, 2026|1:00–2:45PM CDT
Grand Ballroom A|Session Chair: Tania Rivas
Promenade Ballroom C|Session Chair: Ramon M. Pulido
Promenade Ballroom A|Session Chair: Philip Honnold
Promenade Ballroom A|Session Chair: Karen K. Hogue
Promenade Ballroom C|Session Chair: Logan Scott
Promenade Ballroom A|Session Chair: Claudio A. Gariazzo
Promenade Ballroom A|Session Chair: Melissa A. Rose
Panel|Grand Ballroom A|Session Chair: Alan Evans
Promenade Ballroom B|Session Chair: Logan Scott
Promenade Ballroom B|Session Chair: Tania Rivas
Grand Ballroom A|Session Chair: Claudio A. Gariazzo
Tuesday, August 18, 2026|10:45AM–12:00PM CDT
Promenade Ballroom A|Session Chair: Candido Pereira
Promenade Ballroom B|Session Chair: Jinsuo Zhang
Promenade Ballroom C|Session Chair: Benjamin B. Cipiti
