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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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Front-end nuclear fuel supply cooperation: Turning allied interdependence into strategic advantage
The global nuclear revival, which is fueled by unprecedented demand for firm, affordable, dispatchable power for artificial intelligence and data center build-out, energy security imperatives, and climate commitments, has exposed a structural reality of the Western fuel cycle: No single allied nation currently possesses the full suite of front-end capabilities. From mining through conversion, enrichment, fabrication, and the emerging deconversion and metallization steps required for reactor fuels, capability is distributed across Canada, France, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States (collectively, the “Sapporo Five”), as well as a small group of close partners.
13th Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control & Human-Machine Interface Technologies (NPIC&HMIT 2023)
Technical Session
Tuesday, July 18, 2023|1:00–2:45PM EDT|301E
Session Chair:
Vaibhav Yadav
Alternate Chair:
Sungjin Lee
Session Organizer:
Daniel G. Cole
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Technical Challenges and Gaps in Integration of Advanced Sensors, Instrumentation, and Communication Technologies with Digital Twins for Nuclear Application
1:00–1:25PM EDT
Vaibhav Yadav (INL), Vivek Agarwal (INL), Prashant Jain (ORNL), Pradeep Ramuhalli (ORNL), Xingang Zhao (ORNL), Christopher Ulmer (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Jesse Carlson (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Doug Eskins (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Raj Iyengar (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission)
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Digital Twin Development as a Holistic Representation for Advanced Reactor Systems Using Graph Neural Network
1:25–1:50PM EDT
Yang Liu (ANL), Farah Alsafadi (NCSU), Travis Mui (ANL), Daniel O'Grady (ANL), Rui Hu (ANL)
Digital Twins for Nuclear Safeguards and Security Applications
1:50–2:15PM EDT
Vaibhav Yadav (INL), Robby Christian (INL), Ashley Shields (INL), Mark Schanfein (INL), Gustavo Reyes (INL), Paul Zahnle (Sandia), Emily Sandt (Sandia)
Modeling of Vertical Motor-Driven Pump for Simulation of a Fault Signature for Condition Monitoring
2:15–2:40PM EDT
Vivek Agarwal (INL), Han Bao (INL), Harry Palas (Public Service Enterprise Group, Nuclear)