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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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Launching into tomorrow: NRIC guides new era of research and deployment
In June 2025, the Department of Energy announced the Reactor Pilot Program, an authorization pathway that allowed reactor developers to partner with the DOE to get first-of-a-kind (FOAK) reactors built and tested. Soon after, the DOE rolled out a complementary Fuel Line Pilot Program, which aimed to fast-track fuel projects. In all, 20 projects were accepted into the new programs.
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R&D Fellow
Dow
Scott J. Bury is an R&D Fellow in Dow's Core R&D organization. Scott started his 32-year and counting Dow adventure at the Plaquemine, Louisiana site in the Environmental Research Group. After a few years, he became the first member of the new Process Optimization R&D group. Over the past two decades, he has helped to grow and shape the group, now called Machine Learning, Optimization, and Statistics(MiLOS), through technology development, value delivery and recruiting talented young researchers. His research portfolio includes operations research, process modeling, operational reliability, product design for reliability, and discrete manufacturing modeling. His current focus is mentoring all the new members of the MiLOS team and working with Dow's Energy and Climate Business to explore nuclear power for decarbonization. He participates in several external technology programs and National Lab collaborations and is active in Dow's University Research Program.
Education
B.S. Biology/Biotechnology WPI
PhD Chemical Engineering, Rice University, Clarence A. Miller, advisor
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