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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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MIT professor develops method to verify compliance with Outer Space Treaty
Danagoulian
Areg Danagoulian of the Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is proposing a mechanism for verifying that Earth-orbiting satellites are in compliance with the Outer Space Treaty, which prohibits the placement of nuclear weapons in space. Danagoulian’s “concept and feasibility study,” titled “Verification of the Outer Space Treaty with cosmic protons,” was published recently in the journal Nature.
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1:00–2:45PM EDT
Risk and Reliability Management
300A | Cosponsored by NPIC&HMIT
Session Chair: Michael D. Muhlheim
10:00–11:45AM EDT
Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence
300C | Sponsored by Modeling, Analysis, and Methods (Advanced Methods and Tools)|Cosponsored by NPIC&HMIT
Session Chair: Sai Zhang
Regulatory Aspects of Nuclear Energy Applications of Digital Twins
300D | Panel | Sponsored by PSA Panels | Cosponsored by NPIC&HMIT
Session Chair: Vaibhav Yadav
3:15–5:00PM EDT
Machine Learning
300C | Sponsored by Modeling, Analysis, and Methods (Advanced Methods and Tools) | Cosponsored by NPIC&HMIT
Session Chair: Xingang Zhao
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