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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
Thursday, September 18, 2025|8:00–9:40AM CDT|Grand Salon AB
Session Chair:
Peter Brain
Alternate Chair:
Rowdy Davis
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Status of the International Criticality Safety Benchmark Evaluation Project
8:00–8:20AM CDT
Catherine M. Percher (LLNL), John D. Bess (JFoster & Assoc.), William J. Marshall (ORNL), Julie-Fiona Martin (OECD NEA), Ian P. Hill (OECD NEA), Tatiana Ivanova (OECD NEA)
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Reactor Critical Experiments of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Reactor Critical Facility with Noteworthy Non-fissile Stainless Steel Elements Sensitivity
8:20–8:40AM CDT
Mathieu Dupont (ORNL), Matthew D. Eklund (INL), Wei Ji (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
Presented by Andrew Holcomb (ORNL)
Computational Investigation of 2D Nuclide Concentrations at Burnups close to Peak Reactivity in the Context of the LAGER Project
8:40–9:00AM CDT
Volker Hannstein (BGZ Gesellschaft für Zwischenlagerung mbH), Maik Stuke (BGZ Gesellschaft für Zwischenlagerung mbH)
The Need to Revise the Flattop-Plutonium Benchmark
9:00–9:10AM CDT
Kristin N. Stolte (LANL), Theresa E. Cutler (LANL)
TRISO-form HALEU-fueled Experiment for Transport Applications (THETA) Serpent 2 Benchmarking
9:10–9:30AM CDT
Alex Levinsky (LANL), Kristin N. Stolte (LANL), Russell Johns (LANL), Michael E. Rising (LANL), Christopher B. Campbell (Kairos Power), Nader Satvat (Kairos Power), Theresa E. Cutler (LANL)
