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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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ICYMI: Nuclear developments around the nation this month
Updates from utility companies in Colorado and Arizona, nuclear legislation and discussions, and the potential Duane Arnold restart were among the news items in the month of June at the local and state levels.
Technical Session|Sponsored by Advanced/Novel Materials
Monday, December 11, 2023|3:10–4:50PM CST|Galerie 5
Session Chair:
Caleb P. Massey (ORNL)
Alternate Chair:
Janelle P. Wharry (Purdue Univeristy)
Track Organizers:
Kevin Field (Univ. Michigan)
Grace Burke (INL)
Benjamin Sutton (Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI))
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Design and Testing of a Next Generation HFIR Target Rod Rabbit Holder Facility
3:10–3:30PM CST
N.G. Russell (ORNL), A.S. Chapel (ORNL), R.H. Howard (ORNL), C.D. Bryan (ORNL), G.J. Hirtz (ORNL), M.W. Crowell (ORNL)
Paper
Neutron Irradiation as a Function of Temperature -- Experiment (NIFT-E)
3:30–3:50PM CST
Simon M. Pimblott (INL), David Armstrong (Univ. Oxford), Matthew Arrowood (INL), Karina Assis (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Christopher Grovenor (Univ. Oxford), Abbie Jones (Univ. Manchester), Susan R. Ortner (National Nuclear Laboratory), Nassia Tzelepi (National Nuclear Laboratory), Stuart Maloy (PNNL), Janelle P. Wharry (Purdue)
The Role of Nuclear Science User Facilities in Nuclear Energy Materials Research and Development
3:50–4:10PM CST
Brenden Heidrich (INL)
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Advanced Reactor Irradiation Testing at Oak Ridge National Laboratory Under the Nuclear Science User Facilities Program
4:10–4:30PM CST
A.G. Le Coq (ORNL), J.P. Gorton (ORNL), N.G. Russell (ORNL), A.M. Schrell (ORNL), K.D. Linton (ORNL)
Molybdenum Weld Development for Applications in the High Flux Isotope Reactor
4:30–4:50PM CST
R.H. Howard (ORNL), A.M. Schrell (ORNL)