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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|Architectures, Missions, and Use Cases
Wednesday, April 29, 2026|1:00–2:00PM EDT|Room 306
Session Chair:
Ernestina Wozniak
Alternate Chair:
Danielle Allen
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Point Design for a Nuclear Electric Propulsion Flagship Mission to Uranus
1:00–1:06PM EDT
Matthew Duchek (AMA), Sean Greenhalge (AMA), Adam Boylston (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.), Emanuel Grella (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.), Christopher Harnack (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.), William Machemer (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.), Annabella Shaffer (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.), Corey Smith (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.)
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Reactor Decision Assessment Platform (ReDAP)
1:06–1:12PM EDT
Stephanie Keve (Noblis, Inc.), Ben Miller (Noblis, Inc.), Ivan Limansky (Noblis, Inc.), Dave Bilinski (Noblis, Inc.), Adam Turbett (Noblis, Inc.), Keri Robinson (Noblis, Inc.), Michael Kim (Noblis, Inc.), Theresa Perry (Noblis, Inc.), Clark Bee (Noblis, Inc.)
The Radsetta Stone – Establishing a Common Environment Taxonomy Across Space Nuclear Technologies
1:12–1:18PM EDT
Tyler R. Steiner (NASA Glenn Research Center), Jarvis A. Caffrey (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center), N. Dianne Bull Ezell (ORNL)
Maneuvering Without Regret: The Effective Specific Impulse of the Hybrid Propulsion Engine and Reactor Impulse for Orbital Navigation
1:18–1:24PM EDT
Logan R. Horner (Center for Space Nuclear Research), Devin Boggs (Center for Space Nuclear Research), John Stanek (Center for Space Nuclear Research), Abigail Hogue (Center for Space Nuclear Research), Daniel Gadaleta (Center for Space Nuclear Research), Robert C. O'Brien (Center for Space Nuclear Research)
Success in the Lunar and Mars Frontiers Enabled by Radioisotope Power Systems
1:24–1:30PM EDT
A.C. Charania (Zeno Power)