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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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EnCore receives BLM authorization for dormant uranium project
EnCore Energy announced on June 18 that the Bureau of Land Management issued a final decision and approved the Dewey Burdock uranium project, authorizing the company to begin construction for the uranium in situ recovery project in southwestern South Dakota.
Technical Session
Tuesday, May 9, 2023|1:30–3:10PM MDT|Idaho Falls Room
Session Chair:
Pattrick Calderoni
Alternate Chair:
Vedant Mehta
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eVinci™ Micro Reactor – Electrical Demonstration Unit (EDU) – Phase 1 Test Results
1:30–1:50PM MDT
J. Lojek (Westinghouse Electric Co.), M. A. Shockling (Westinghouse Electric Co.), R. Blunt (Westinghouse Electric Co.), A. Macdonald (Westinghouse Electric Co.), A. Page (Westinghouse Electric Co.)
Presented by Joseph Halackna (Westinghouse Electric Co.)
Paper
Development of Stirling Convertors for Radioisotope and Fission Power Systems
1:50–2:10PM MDT
Scott D. Wilson (NASA Glenn Research Center)
SpaceX Falcon Heavy Mass Constraints as Design Driver for Practical Heat Pipe Stirling Micro Reactors
2:10–2:30PM MDT
Daniel LP Watson (TAMU), Ronald Daryll E. Gatchalian (TAMU), Hui-Yu Hsieh (TAMU), Pramatha Bhat (TAMU), Pavel V. Tsvetkov (TAMU)