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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
Tuesday, September 16, 2025|10:00–11:40AM CDT|Grand Salon DE
Session Chair:
Chris Chapman (ORNL)
Alternate Chair:
Travis M. Greene
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CALINS: A New ASNR Software for Sensitivity and Uncertainty Analysis in Nuclear Criticality Safety Evaluations
10:00–10:20AM CDT
PETILLON Barthélémi (ASNR), PERON Arthur (ASNR), VUIART Romain (ASNR), JAISWAL Vaibhav (ASNR), BROVCHENKO Mariya (ASNR)
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CRISTALV2.1: The Next Version of the Cristal V2 Criticality Calculation Package - News and Improvements
10:20–10:40AM CDT
Arnaud Entringer (ASNR), Coralie Carmouze (CEA), Francois-Xavier Giffard (CEA), Sebastien Lahaye (CEA), Stephane Mengelle (CEA), Tangi Nicol (CEA), Arthur Peron (ASNR), Odile Petit (CEA), Julien Taforeau (ASNR), Romain Vuiart (ASNR)
MCNP Criticality Calculation Support using Cyclone Sage AI Assistant
10:40–11:00AM CDT
Daniel Cork (Orthrus Software), Tom Page (Cerberus Nuclear)
LATEC-2.0, the CRISTALV2.1 Package Workbench for Integrated Criticality Modeling
11:00–11:20AM CDT
Arthur Peron (ASNR), Arnaud Entringer (ASNR)
Learning from Transitioning between Criticality Codes, including the Development of a Modelling Library
11:20–11:30AM CDT
Shaun Digwood (Urenco Capenhurst)
