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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|8:00–9:40AM CDT|Grand Salon DE
Session Chair:
Rowdy Davis
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Jesson D. Hutchinson
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From Quarter Inch to Infinite Reflection: Designing Ta-Reflected Pu Systems
8:00–8:20AM CDT
Peter Brain (LANL), Riley Bulso (LANL), Theresa Cutler (LANL), Jesson Hutchinson (LANL), Noah Kleedtke (LANL), Isaac Michaud (LANL), Nick Wynne (LANL)
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Nuclear Data Sensitivity, Uncertainties, and Sensitivity Metrics for Tantalum Reflected Systems
8:20–8:40AM CDT
J. Hutchinson (LANL), P. Brain (LANL), M. Catlett (LANL), T. Cutler (LANL), N. Gibson (LANL), M. Herman (Brookhaven), N. Kleedtke (LANL), R. Little (LANL), I. Michaud (LANL), D. Neudecker (LANL), N. Wynne (LANL)
Comparison of Approach-to-Critical Methods for Systems with Changing Starter Neutron Rates
8:40–9:00AM CDT
Jesson Hutchinson (LANL), Natalie Cannon (Georgia Tech), Daniela Henzlova (LANL), Cole Kostelac (LANL), George McKenzie (LANL), Jawad Moussa (LANL), Mark Nelson (LANL), Robert Weldon (LANL), Nicholas Whitman (LANL)
PFUNS: Critical Experiment with Bare Highly Enriched Uranium Shells Benchmark
9:00–9:20AM CDT
Rene Sanchez (LANL), Alexander McSpaden (LANL)
The PARADIGM Experiment: An Experiment to Maximally Reduce Uncertainty in Pu-239 Intermediate Energy Nuclear Data
9:20–9:40AM CDT
Theresa Cutler (LANL), Kelsey Amundson (LANL), Peter Brain (LANL), Matt Devlin (LANL), Jesson Hutchinson (LANL), Noah Kleedtke (LANL), Annamaria McHugh (LANL), Denise Neudecker (LANL), Eric Williamson (LANL)
