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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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Corpus Christi seaport latest to partner with MARAD on maritime reactors
The Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) has signed its second memorandum of cooperation with a U.S. seaport to advance the development of small modular reactors to power commercial vessels, ports, and other maritime assets—this time, shifting its attention to the Gulf coast.
The MOC pairs the Port of Corpus Christi in Texas with MARAD to explore SMRs, microgrids, and advanced vessel propulsion systems for maritime applications. Last week, Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy, MARAD Administrator Stephen Carmel, Port of Corpus Christi CEO Kent Britton, and Port of Corpus Christi Commission Chair Gabe Guerra signed the MOC at a ceremony.
Technical Session
Wednesday, October 6, 2021|10:40AM–12:20PM EDT
Session Chair:
Zeyun Wu (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
Session Organizer:
Ryan G. McClarren (University of Notre Dame)
Student Producer:
Nilay Atul Kulkarni (NC State Univ.)
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On the Use of Machine Learning (Neural Networks) to Deepen Numerical Validation of Neutronic Calculations: Basics and Application to an APOLLO3-SFR Calculation Scheme
10:40–11:05AM EDT
J.-M. Palau (CEA/DES), G. Rimpault (CEA/DES)
Paper
Acceleration of Multi-Objective Optimisation Calculations for Nuclear Burnup Studies Using Intra-Optimisation Objective Expansion
11:05–11:30AM EDT
D.J. Brennan (Univ. of Cambridge), G. T. Parks (Univ. of Cambridge)
Application of Reinforcement Learning Optimisation Methodology to BWR Assemblies
11:30–11:55AM EDT
Majdi I. Radaideh (MIT), Benoit Forget (MIT), Koroush Shirvan (MIT)
Estimation of the Axial Neutron Flux Profiles in the SAFARI-1 Core Using Artificial Neural Networks
11:55AM–12:20PM EDT
L. E. Moloko (South African Nuclear Energy Corp.), P. M. Bokov (South African Nuclear Energy Corp.), K. N. Ivanov (NC State Univ.)