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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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Nuclear methods for screwworm eradication
Last week, the International Atomic Energy Agency announced the launch of a coordinated research project focused on a nuclear technique that can tackle the reemergence of New World screwworm (NWS) in Central America, Mexico, and the United States.
Technical Session|Technology Research and Development
Thursday, April 30, 2026|10:10–11:30AM EDT|Room 306
Session Chair:
Jarvis Caffrey
Alternate Chair:
Jacob Stonehill
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Validation Efforts of Neutronic Transport Methods Applied to HALEU Fuel for Prospective Space Applications
10:10–10:30AM EDT
Catalin Alexandru Stafie (Paul Scherrer Institute), Gregory Perret (Paul Scherrer Institute), Alexander Vasiliev (Paul Scherrer Institute), Hakim Ferroukhi (Paul Scherrer Institute)
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Analysis of the XE Prime Experimental Reactor at Wet Conditions
10:30–10:50AM EDT
Camden Eck (Georgia Tech), Dan Kotlyar (Georgia Tech)
Validation of Cardinal Coupled Neutronics and Thermomechanics Using the KRUSTY Experiments
10:50–11:10AM EDT
Michael Anthony Mendes (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Mahmoud Eltawila (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Kevin C. Sawatzky (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), April J. Novak (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Richard C. Martineau (Sawtooth Simulation, LLC)
Accelerating Space Nuclear Propulsion Development with Analytical Radiation Source Approximations for Far-Field Environment Modeling
11:10–11:30AM EDT
Eleni Mowery (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.), Corey Smith (Analytical Mechanics Assoc.), Benoit Forget (MIT), Jarvis Caffrey (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center)
