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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|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)
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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)