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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|Technology Research and Development
Tuesday, April 28, 2026|10:10–11:30AM EDT|Room 306
Session Chair:
Teandra Pfeil
Alternate Chair:
Ethan Payne
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Methodology of Multiphase Flow Tool Within a Liquid-Core Nuclear Thermal Rocket
10:10–10:30AM EDT
Joshua Naudet (Ohio State), Spencer Christian (Ohio State), John M. Horack (Ohio State)
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Qualitative Modeling of the Nuclear Thermal Engine Turbopump for Use in CEDAR
10:30–10:50AM EDT
Grant Switzer (Ohio State), Jacob Stonehill (Ohio State)
Validation of a Reduced-Geometry CFD Model for the XE-Prime Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Engine
10:50–11:10AM EDT
Jonathon Thomsen (Georgia Tech), Dan Kotlyar (Georgia Tech)
Parametric Evaluations of the Recuperated and Non-Recuperated Brayton Cycles for the HYPERION NEP/NTP Propulsion System
11:10–11:30AM EDT
Logan R. Horner (Center for Space Nuclear Research), John Stanek (Center for Space Nuclear Research), Abigail Hogue (Center for Space Nuclear Research), Robert C. O'Brien (Center for Space Nuclear Research)