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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.
1:00–2:45PM EDT
300C|Modeling, Analysis, and Methods (Advanced Methods and Tools)
Session Chair: Carol Smidts|Alternate Chair: John E. Weglian
300A|PSA Analyses: Methods and Applications
Session Chair: Mihai A. Diaconeasa|Alternate Chair: Man Cheol Kim
300B|PSA Analyses: Methods and Applications
Session Chair: Dave Grabaskas|Alternate Chair: Michelle Bensi
Panel|300D|PSA Panels
Session Chair: Amanda Spalding|Alternate Chair: Askin Guler Yigitoglu
3:15–5:00PM EDT
300B|Modeling, Analysis, and Methods (Advanced Methods and Tools)
Session Chair: Man Cheol Kim|Alternate Chair: Mihai A. Diaconeasa
300A|Modeling, Analysis, and Methods (Advanced Methods and Tools)
Session Chair: Nathan Siu|Alternate Chair: Camille Levine
Session Chairs: Askin Guler Yigitoglu, Katrina Groth
300C|PSA Student Competition
Session Chairs: Xingang Zhao, Mihai A. Diaconeasa
10:00–11:45AM EDT
Session Chair: Curtis L. Smith|Alternate Chair: Valentin Rychkov
Session Chair: Sai Zhang|Alternate Chair: Mihai A. Diaconeasa
Session Chair: Askin Guler Yigitoglu|Alternate Chair: Mihai A. Diaconeasa
Session Chair: Eric A. Thornsbury
Session Chair: Alexander J. Huning|Alternate Chair: Michael D. Muhlheim
Session Chair: Hyun Gook Kang|Alternate Chair: Lee T. Maccarone
300A|PSA Analyses: Methods and Applications|Cosponsored by NPIC&HMIT
Session Chair: Katrina Groth|Alternate Chair: Sai Zhang
Session Chair: Michelle Bensi|Alternate Chair: Mohammad Modarres
Session Chair: Cory Ball|Alternate Chair: Alexander J. Huning
Panel|300C|PSA Student Competition
Session Chair: Katrina M. Groth|Alternate Chair: Vincent P. Paglioni
Session Chair: Hyun Gook Kang|Alternate Chair: Valentin Rychkov
300C|Modeling, Analysis, and Methods (Advanced Methods and Tools)|Cosponsored by NPIC&HMIT
Session Chair: Sai Zhang|Alternate Chair: Xingang Zhao
Session Chair: Andrea Maioli|Alternate Chair: Heather L. Detar
Session Chair: Svetlana (Lana) Lawrence|Alternate Chair: Vivek Agarwal
Session Chair: Mehdi Reisi Fard|Alternate Chair: Yunfei Zhao
Session Chair: Alexander J. Huning|Alternate Chair: Askin Guler Yigitoglu
Panel|300D|PSA Panels|Cosponsored by NPIC&HMIT
Session Chair: Vaibhav Yadav|Alternate Chair: Michael D. Muhlheim
300A|Standards/Regulations/Training
Session Chair: David S. Grabaskas|Alternate Chair: Svetlana Lawrence
Session Chair: Xingang Zhao|Alternate Chair: Askin Guler Yigitoglu
Session Chair: Mihai A. Diaconeasa|Alternate Chair: Michael D. Muhlheim
Session Chair: Valentin Rychkov|Alternate Chair: Man Cheol Kim
Session Chair: Fan Zhang|Alternate Chair: Michael D. Muhlheim
8:00–9:30AM EDT
Session Chair: Andrea Maioli|Alternate Chair: Michael D. Muhlheim
Session Chair: Michelle Bensi|Alternate Chair: Michael D. Muhlheim
Session Chair: Vincent Paglioni|Alternate Chair: Mihai A. Diaconeasa
Session Chair: Mohamed Hibti|Alternate Chair: Sai Zhang
Session Chair: Seung Jun Lee|Alternate Chair: Yunfei Zhao
