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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|Verification, Validation, and Benchmark Experiment Design
Monday, April 28, 2025|10:00–11:40AM MDT|E.P. Ensley A
Session Chair:
Gray S. Chang (J. Foster and Associates)
Alternate Chair:
Cole Gentry (Univ. Texas, Austin)
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Comparison of the ECCO/ERANOS and APOLLO3(r) Code for Molten Salt Fast Reactors Design Studies
10:00–10:25AM MDT
Dusan Marjanovic (CEA), Nicolin Garnier (CEA), Giogio Valocchi (CEA), Jean Tommasi (CEA)
Presented by Maciej Zajaczkowski (CEA)
Paper
Modified Algorithm for Taking into Account Delayed Neutron Precursor Movement in the Improved Quasi-Static Scheme of the SIMMER-III Code
10:25–10:50AM MDT
Barbara Kędzierska (Karlsruhe Institute for Technology), Andrei Rineiski (Karlsruhe Institute for Technology), Yoshiharu Tobita (Karlsruhe Institute for Technology)
Graphite-Moderated Molten Salt Reactor Progression Problems
10:50–11:15AM MDT
Cole A. Gentry (Univ. Texas, Austin), Rok Krpan (TAMU), Kevin Clarno (Univ. Texas, Austin), Carlo Fiorina (TAMU), Jean Ragusa (TAMU), Benjamin Collins (Univ. Texas, Austin)
The Neutronics Codes FENNECS and FRENETIC: Code-to-code Benchmarking on Lead and Sodium-cooled Fast Reactors
11:15–11:40AM MDT
Nicolo' Abrate (Politecnico di Torino), Jeremy Bousquet (GRS), Sandra Dulla (Politecnico di Torino), Silvia lo Muzio (GRS), Armin Seubert (GRS), Christian Vita (Politecnico di Torino)
