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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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North American construction is back—smaller and faster—at OPG’s Darlington
“The nuclear renaissance is real here,” said Ontario Power Generation’s Subo Sinnathamby on May 8, one year to the day after OPG secured a final investment decision to build the first of four planned BWRX-300 reactors at its Darlington nuclear power plant, and shortly after the new reactor’s foundation was lifted into place. “We got our license to construct in April and our [final investment decision] in May, and we’ve been off to the races since.”
Technical Session|Space Nuclear Propulsion
Monday, May 5, 2025|3:15–4:55PM CDT|SPOC A (Space & Rocket Center)
Session Chair:
David Manzella (NASA Glenn Research Center)
Session Organizer:
Harold Gerrish (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center)
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How A Next Generation Bimodal NTP Can Benefit Future Missions
3:15–3:40PM CDT
C. Russell Joyner II (L3 Harris Technologies), Timothy Kokan (L3 Harris Technologies), Daniel J. H. Levack (L3 Harris Technologies), Brian Muzek (L3 Harris Technologies), Christopher Reynolds (L3 Harris Technologies)
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Reliability Analysis of an Early Design for a Bimodal Nuclear Propulsion System
3:40–4:05PM CDT
Elia Puccinelli (Univ. Pisa), Samantha B. Rawlins (BWX Technologies), Angelo Pasini (Univ. Pisa), L. Dale Thomas (Univ. Alabama, Huntsville)
A Fusion Propulsion Reactor Architecture for Exoplanet Exploration
4:05–4:30PM CDT
Gerald P. Jackson (Hbar Technologies), Grace E. Bittlingmaier (Beam Alpha Inc.)
OpenMC Benchmarking of Gaseous Core Reactors: A Prelude to Advanced Space Reactor Systems
4:30–4:55PM CDT
Robert C. O'Brien (CSNR), Logan Reed Horner (CSNR), Aanchal Gupta (CSNR), Abigail Hogue (CSNR)
