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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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Launching into tomorrow: NRIC guides new era of research and deployment
In June 2025, the Department of Energy announced the Reactor Pilot Program, an authorization pathway that allowed reactor developers to partner with the DOE to get first-of-a-kind (FOAK) reactors built and tested. Soon after, the DOE rolled out a complementary Fuel Line Pilot Program, which aimed to fast-track fuel projects. In all, 20 projects were accepted into the new programs.
Technical Session|Fission Surface Power
Wednesday, May 7, 2025|3:15–4:55PM CDT|Atlantis/Discovery/Columbia (Marriott)
Session Chair:
Tyler Steiner (NASA Glenn Research Center)
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Alternate Chair:
Robert Okojie (NASA Glenn Research Paper)
Track Organizer:
Harold Gerrish (Marshall Space Flight Center)
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SNAP-10A Experimental Criticality Benchmark Estimated By OpenMC Monte Carlo Code
3:15–3:40PM CDT
Zelong Zhao (CIAE), Gu Hu (CIAE)
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Feasibility Assessment of Micro Molten Salt and Metal Reactor (MSMR) for Long Life Lunar Base Power
3:40–4:05PM CDT
Jaehyun Ryu (KAIST), Yonghee Kim (KAIST)
Multiphysics Modeling of SNAP 10A/2 Space Reactor with Cardinal
4:05–4:30PM CDT
Maximiliano Dalinger (Penn State), Elia Merzari (Penn State), Tri Nguyen (Penn State), Michael Seneca (Penn State), Richard Martineau (Sawtooth Simulation, LLC)
Optimization of the BISON UN Fission Gas Release and Swelling Model
4:30–4:55PM CDT
Zachary Miller (Univ. California, Berkeley), Massimiliano Fratoni (Univ. California, Berkeley), Alex Levinsky (LANL), Galen T. Craven (LANL), Christopher Matthews (LANL)
