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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|Technology Research and Development
Thursday, April 30, 2026|8:00–9:20AM EDT|Room 302/303/304
Session Chair:
Jhonathan Rosales
Alternate Chair:
Roger Miller
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Irradiation Testing Dynamic Power System Convertor Organics
8:00–8:20AM EDT
Tyler R. Steiner (NASA Glenn Research Center), Luke R. Hansen (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Greeta J. Thaikattil (NASA Glenn Research Center)
Paper
Results of Phase-II STTR, Nuclear Fuel Testing in the MIT Reactor Facility
8:20–8:40AM EDT
Roger X. Lenard (Little Prairie Services), Koroush Shrivan (MIT), David Carpenter (MIT), Nesrin Cetiner (MIT)
Presentation Slides (Visible to Attendees)
A Hybrid Binder Jet and Spark Plasma Sintering Approach to Manufacture Graded Lattice Fuel Elements for Nuclear Thermal Propulsion
8:40–9:00AM EDT
Ian Harris (Ohio State), John Horack (Ohio State)
