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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|Architectures, Missions, and Use Cases
Thursday, April 30, 2026|8:00–9:20AM EDT|Room 306
Session Chair:
Luis Rodriguez
Alternate Chair:
Alexandru Stafie
David Le Falcher did not show to present his paper below. European Space Agency – European Autonomous Access to Space With its Operational Capability With Launches On-Boarding Nuclear Power Sources
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European Space Agency – European Autonomous Access to Space With its Operational Capability With Launches On-Boarding Nuclear Power Sources
8:00–8:20AM EDT
David Le Falcher (ESA), Gauthier Poullin (Airbusprotect), Ludovic Duvet (ESA), Pierre Coquay (ESA), Christophe Fongarland (ESA), Denis Rebuffat (ESA), Frederic Lattwein (Arianegroup), Cedric Lemarié (Arianegroup), Yannick Herlem (Arianegroup)
Paper
Development of Figures of Merit for Size, Weight, Power and Cost Comparison of Solar and Nuclear Space Power Systems
8:20–8:40AM EDT
C. A. Lenyk (Astrion), J.E. Winter (Air Force Research Lab), P.M. Carpenter (Astrion), N.A. Johansson (Astrion), T.J. Allen (Astrion), M.C. Tomb (Astrion), K. M. Church (Astrion), S. K. Fairchild (Astrion)
Coupling Mission Requirements With System-Level Analysis for Rapid Evaluation of Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Architectures
8:40–9:00AM EDT
Sonal Mehta (Georgia Tech), Camden Eck (Georgia Tech), Robert Ajluni (Georgia Tech), Cole Ajluni (Georgia Tech), Sabrina Mayor (Georgia Tech), Bradford Robertson (Georgia Tech), Dimitri N. Mavris (Georgia Tech), Dan Kotlyar (Georgia Tech)
Presented by Vishnu P. Reddy (Georgia Tech)
Comparative Analysis of Space Nuclear Propulsion Systems for Cislunar Missions: Part II – Mission Design for Large Payload Delivery
9:00–9:20AM EDT
Saroj Kumar (University of Alabama in Huntsville), Alexander C. Bendoyro (University of Alabama in Huntsville), Dale Thomas (The University of Alabama in Huntsville- Propulsion Research Center)
