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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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NRC approves Westinghouse exemption request for AP1000 DC
Westinghouse has cleared a hurdle in its quest to renew and update the standard design certification (DC) for its AP1000 reactor with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s approval of an exemption from scheduling requirements that limit when an applicant can apply for a DC renewal.
Technical Session|Testing, Evaluation, and Production Supply Chain
Wednesday, April 29, 2026|8:00–9:20AM EDT|Room 305
Session Chair:
Matthew Stang
Alternate Chair:
Noah Kentros
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The Power Behind Half a Century of Space Discoveries is on a Precipice
8:00–8:20AM EDT
June Zakrajsek (Aerospace Corp.), Emily Hsu (DOE), Stephen Johnson (INL), Carl Sandifer (NASA), Ryan Edwards (NASA), Thomas Sutliff (Aerospace Corp.), Colleen Van Lear (NASA)
Paper
Transportation Planning Issues Associated With Surface Transport of a Space Reactor Containing Unirradiated Fuel
8:20–8:40AM EDT
Steven J. Maheras (PNNL), Harold E. Adkins Jr. (PNNL)
Spaceport Planning for Space Nuclear System Payloads
8:40–9:00AM EDT
David Schleeper (RS&H), Alex Anderson (RS&H)
Terrestrial and Space Nuclear Instrumentation: A Framework for Collaboration Between DOE, NASA, and Industry
9:00–9:20AM EDT
N. Dianne Bull Ezell (INL), Sebastian Corbisiero (INL)