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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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NRC issues draft EA/FONSI for Duane Arnold restart
Efforts by NextEra Energy to restart the Duane Arnold nuclear power plant as early as 2029 continue to move forward with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's preliminary environmental assessment and determination that the restart would have no significant environmental impacts.
On Thursday, the NRC posted a draft environmental assessment and a finding of no significant impact for the Palo, Iowa, facility; the Federal Register notice was published on Monday. The Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Dominance Financing is a cooperating agency on the draft EA, as the DOE is considering providing financial assistance to the restart project.
Technical Session
Wednesday, September 17, 2025|1:00–2:40PM CDT|Grand Salon DE
Session Chair:
Andrew Holcomb (ORNL)
Alternate Chair:
Alex Shaw (ORNL)
Session Organizer:
Travis M. Greene
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Modernization of SRNS 12-Rad Zone Analysis - MCNP-Based Explicit Methodology
1:00–1:20PM CDT
Daniel P. Speaker (SRNL), William D. Newmyer (Spectra Tech)
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Applicative Uses Of Generational Genetics Algorithms For Criticality Safety Assessment Demonstrations
1:20–1:40PM CDT
David Noyelles (CEA), Michael Prigniau (CEA)
Tolerance Limits in Criticality Safety Analysis and Issues in NUREG 6698
1:40–2:00PM CDT
Axel Hoefer (Framatome)
TRISO Fuel Homogeneous Critical Standard Values for Nuclear Criticality Safety Assessment
2:00–2:20PM CDT
Thomas Albert (ASNR), Aurélie Bardelay (ASNR)
Explicit Modeling of B4C in Neutron Absorber Plates with SCALE
2:20–2:40PM CDT
Eirena Klemes (NCSU), Mathieu N. Dupont (ORNL), William J. Marshall (ORNL)
Presented by Alex Shaw (ORNL)