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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|Panel|Architectures, Missions, and Use Cases
Tuesday, April 28, 2026|2:00–3:20PM EDT|Room 305
Session Chair:
Nicole Smith
This panel will discuss significant lessons learned from major historical programs such as: Space Reactor Prototype-100 (SP-100), Project Rover, Nuclear Engine for Rocket Vehicle Application (NERVA) Program, Systems for Nuclear Auxiliary Power (SNAP), Multi-Mission Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator (MMRTG), and the recently-ended Nuclear Thermal Propulsion (NTP) flight demonstration program.
NASA Mars Campaign Office
Joseph Sholtis
Sholtis Engineering & Safety Consulting
Harold Gerrish
NASA-MSFC
Thomas Sutliff
The Aerospace Corporation
Adam Butt
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center