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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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Front-end nuclear fuel supply cooperation: Turning allied interdependence into strategic advantage
The global nuclear revival, which is fueled by unprecedented demand for firm, affordable, dispatchable power for artificial intelligence and data center build-out, energy security imperatives, and climate commitments, has exposed a structural reality of the Western fuel cycle: No single allied nation currently possesses the full suite of front-end capabilities. From mining through conversion, enrichment, fabrication, and the emerging deconversion and metallization steps required for reactor fuels, capability is distributed across Canada, France, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States (collectively, the “Sapporo Five”), as well as a small group of close partners.
Technical Session|Deterministic Transport Methods and Applications
Wednesday, April 30, 2025|10:00–11:40AM MDT|Lawrence A
Session Chair:
Ben Collins (Veracity Nuclear)
Alternate Chair:
Jean Ragusa (TAMU)
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Continuous-Energy Deterministic Neutron-Transport Calculation Method Featuring Full Energy-domain Coupling and Function Expansion
10:00–10:25AM MDT
Haopo Liu (Xi’an Jiaotong Univ.), Yunzhao Li (Xi’an Jiaotong Univ.), Xiaoyu Wen (Xi’an Jiaotong Univ.), Hongchun Wu (Xi’an Jiaotong Univ.), Liangzhi Cao (Xi’an Jiaotong Univ.), Wei Shen (Conexus Nuclear Inc.)
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OpenSn: A Massively Parallel, Open-Source Simulation Environment for Discrete-Ordinate Radiation Transport
10:25–10:50AM MDT
David Andrs (Sawtooth Simulations LLC), Pablo Garcia (TAMU), Zach Hardy (LANL), Daryl Hawkins (TAMU), Jim Morel (TAMU), Jean Ragusa (TAMU), Jason Rodriguez (TAMU)
Survey and Initial Results of Quantum Algorithms for Solving Neutronics Equations
10:50–11:15AM MDT
Lincoln A. Johnston (Univ. Michigan), Jeanie Y. Qi (Univ. Michigan), Brian C. Kiedrowski (Univ. Michigan)
QUANTRA: An Efficient Tool for Neutron Transport Calculations Using Quantum-Inspired and Traditional Approaches
11:15–11:40AM MDT
Mohamed Lahdour (Khalifa Univ.), Khurrum Saleem Chaudri (Khalifa Univ.), Mohammad Alrwashdeh (Khalifa Univ.), Saeed A. Alameri (Khalifa Univ.)
