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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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The human factor in licensing and operating the next generation of nuclear plants
As human factors specialists working at the intersection of human performance and nuclear operations, we are witnessing one of the nuclear sector’s most significant transitions in decades. The emergence of small modular reactors, microreactors, and other advanced designs is reshaping the industry’s landscape. Digital instrumentation and controls, passive safety systems, and increased automation are creating opportunities for greater safety margins and more flexible operation. These same features also fundamentally redefine what it means to “operate” a nuclear plant. Interactions among human roles, automation, and passive systems shape how people maintain awareness, exercise judgment, and intervene when necessary. These developments affect both operational realities and the regulatory foundations on which nuclear safety is built.
Technical Session|Sponsored by Fundamental Irradiation Damage
Monday, December 11, 2023|9:30–11:30AM CST|Galerie 6
Session Chair:
Khalid Hattar
Alternate Chair:
Flyura Djurabekova (Univ. Helsinki)
Track Organizers:
Steve Zinkle (University of Tennessee & Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
Mitra Taheri (Johns Hopkins University)
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Investigating the Low-Energy Recoil Events in GaN
9:30–9:50AM CST
A.S. Hauck (Penn State), B.R. Tuttle (Penn State Behrend), M. Jin (Penn State)
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Investigation of Ion Irradiation Effects on Mineral Analogues of Concrete Aggregates
9:50–10:10AM CST
Zehui Qi (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Steven John Zinkle (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Yann Le Pape (ORNL), Elena Tajuelo Rodriguez (ORNL), Xin Chen (Univ. California, Los Angeles), Arnaud Bouissonnié (Univ. California, Los Angeles), Gaurav Sant (Univ. California, Los Angeles)
Determination of the Radiation Induced Athermal Diffusivity in Uranium Mononitride from an Integrated Approach
10:10–10:30AM CST
A. Schneider (LANL), M. Cooper (LANL), J. Rizk (LANL), T. Matthews (LANL), M. Kosmidou (LANL), D. Andersson (LANL)
Cluster Dynamics Simulations of the Full Xenon-Vacancy-Interstitial Phase-Space in Irradiated UO2
10:30–10:50AM CST
S. Blondel (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), C. Matthews (LANL), M. Cooper (LANL), B. Wirth (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), D. Andersson (LANL)
Self-Irradiation Effects During Alternative Cooling and Heating of δ-phase 239Pu-Ga Alloys
10:50–11:10AM CST
Alice I. Smith (LANL), F.J. Freibert (LANL), S.C. Vogel (LANL), J. Zhang (LANL), J.E. Siewenie (LANL), S. Richmond (LANL), M. Ramos (LANL)
Modeling Radiolysis Effects in FLiNaK and FLiBe Molten Fluoride Salt
11:10–11:30AM CST
A. Peterkin (MIT), H. Caralp (Brown Univ.), W. Zhou (MIT), M. Short (MIT)