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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
Thursday, October 7, 2021|10:40AM–12:20PM EDT
Session Chair:
Jason Hou (NC State Univ.)
Session Organizer:
Terry S. Haut (LLNL)
Student Producer:
Johnny Klemes (NC State Univ.)
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Simplified Thermal Expansion Modeling for Liquid Metal-Cooled Fast Reactors
10:40–11:05AM EDT
William C. Dawn (NC State Univ.), Scott Palmtag (NC State Univ.)
Paper
First Approach to Analyse Control Rod Withdrawal Transient in SFR With a Multi-Physics Methodology
11:05–11:30AM EDT
Marlène Jeannin (CEA), Vincent Pascal (CEA), Victor Blanc (CEA), Jean-Baptiste Droin (CEA), Laurent Buiron (CEA), Pablo Rubiolo (LPSC)
Coupled Multiphysics Multiscale Transient Simulations of the Mk1-FHR Reactor Using Finite Volume Capabilities of the MOOSE Framework
11:30–11:55AM EDT
Guillaume Giudicelli (INL), Alexander Lindsay (INL), Paolo Balestra (INL), Robert Carlsen (INL), Javier Ortensi (INL), Derek Gaston (INL), Mark DeHart (INL), Abdalla Abou-Jaoude (INL), April J. Novak (ANL)
Multi-Objective Genetic Algorithm for Fast Reactor Reloading Optimization with Approximate Fitness Evaluation
11:55AM–12:20PM EDT
Michael Jarrett (ANL), Florent Heidet (ANL)