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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
Wednesday, September 17, 2025|10:00–11:40AM CDT|Grand Salon DE
Session Chair:
Mandy Bowles Tomaszewski (LLNL)
Alternate Chair:
Adam Walker (Y-12 Nat'l Security Complex)
Session Organizer:
Shauntay Coleman
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Impact of Aging on Geometrically Safe Equipment
10:00–10:20AM CDT
Camille Jacques-Gasnot (ORANO Projets), Gregory Caplin (ORANO Projets), Remi Vassieux (ORANO Recyclage)
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Conception of a Waste Storage Containing Fissile Materials: Evolution of the Calculation Methodology at the CEA from 1970 to our Days
10:20–10:40AM CDT
Michael Prigniau (CEA), Romain Jolivel (CEA), Mouloud Belaïd (CEA)
Control Selection for the Neutralization Tank in the Aqueous Recovery System at the Savannah River Plutonium Processing Facility
10:40–11:00AM CDT
Phillip Dressman (SRNL), Brittany M. Williamson (Spectra Tech), Jaylen Jones (SRNL)
Responding to Abnormal Field Conditions: Challenges and Lessons Learned
11:00–11:10AM CDT
Christian Artunduaga (Y-12 Nat'l Security Complex)
An Operational Approach to Justifying the Use of the Sum of Fractions Method
11:10–11:20AM CDT
Sandra Larson (21 Consulting Group), Kyle Moyant (Salado Isolation Mining Contractors)
Effects of a Composite Water-Steel Reflector on keff for Fast Metal System
11:20–11:30AM CDT
Michael I. McDonald (SRNL), James S. Baker (Spectra Tech)
