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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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A closer look at the initial NLIC selections—Part 2
In January, the Department of Energy announced its new Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campus (NLIC) program, inviting states via a request for information to express their interest in hosting a facility supporting work from the front to the back end of the nuclear fuel cycle.
By April, 26 states had expressed interest in hosting such a facility. At the end of July, the DOE signed memorandums of understanding with five states—Idaho, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Utah—to more closely explore the possibilities of state-federal partnerships. These MOUs are not firm commitments from either the federal or state governments. Time will tell which—if any—of the five states develop projects through the program. In the meantime, today, we are taking a close look at what Utah, Idaho, Tennessee can offer in terms of a preexisting nuclear sector that could support new fuel cycle developments.
Technical Session
Monday, September 15, 2025|1:00–2:40PM CDT|Grand Salon AB
Session Chair:
Satoshi Gunji
Alternate Chair:
Brittany M. Williamson
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The Pre-service Inspections for the Static Experiment Critical Facility (STACY)
1:00–1:20PM CDT
Kenta Hasegawa (JAEA), Masakazu Seki (JAEA), Eiju Aizawa (JAEA), Masato Sumiya (JAEA), Tomoki Yoshikawa (JAEA), Tomoyuki Maekawa (JAEA), Junichi Ishii (JAEA), Shouhei Araki (JAEA), Kazuhiko Izawa (JAEA), Satoshi Gunji (JAEA)
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Design of Heterogenous Core Configurations with Concrete Rods in the Modified STACY Facility
1:20–1:40PM CDT
B. Dechenaux (ASNR), M. Brovchenko (ASNR), S. Gunji (JAEA), S. Araki (JAEA), K. Suyama (JAEA)
Critical Experiment Analyses in the Modified STACY Core Simulating Fuel Debris
1:40–2:00PM CDT
Shigeki Shiba (Nuclear Regulatory Authority of Japan), Satoshi Gunji (JAEA), Kazuhiko Izawa (JAEA)
Experiments on Concrete-Loaded Core in the Modified STACY
2:00–2:20PM CDT
Shouhei Araki (JAEA), Yu Arakaki (JAEA), Tomoyuki Maekawa (JAEA), Yutaka Kamikawa (JAEA), Kenta Hasegawa (JAEA), Tomoki Yoshikawa (JAEA), Yuta Tada (JAEA), Masato Sumiya (JAEA), Masakazu Seki (JAEA), Eiju Aizawa (JAEA), Junichi Ishii (JAEA), Kazuhiko Izawa (JAEA), Daiki Shiba (NRA), Shigeki Shiba (NRA), Satoshi Gunji (JAEA)
Studies of Nuclear Criticality Safety of Fuel Debris using the Modified STACY Critical Assembly
2:20–2:40PM CDT
Gunji S. (JAEA), Araki S. (JAEA), Yoshikawa T. (JAEA), Arakaki Y. (JAEA), Aizawa E. (JAEA), Seki M. (JAEA), Ishii J. (JAEA), Izawa K. (JAEA), Shiba S. (NRA), Iwahashi D. (NRA)
