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2026 Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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The progress so far: An update on the Reactor Pilot Program
It has been about three months since the Department of Energy named 10 companies for its new Reactor Pilot Program, which maps out how the DOE would meet the goal announced by executive order in May of having three reactors achieve criticality by July 4, 2026.
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Room 3|Session Chair: Piyush Sabharwall
Tuesday, October 8, 2024|1:00–2:45PM MDT
Room 4|Session Chair: James A. King
Tuesday, October 8, 2024|3:15–5:00PM MDT
Room 1|Session Chair: Nicolas E. Stauff
Thursday, October 10, 2024|8:00–9:45AM MDT
Room 4|Session Chair: Simon M. Pimblott
Thursday, October 10, 2024|10:15AM–12:00PM MDT
Panel|Room 3|Cosponsored by Panels|Session Chair: Pierre-Clement A. Simon
Wednesday, October 9, 2024|1:00–2:45PM MDT
Room 3|Session Chair: Kenneth C. Marsden
Wednesday, October 9, 2024|3:15–5:00PM MDT
Room 4|Session Chair: Chase N. Taylor
Room 5|Session Chair: Dawn M. Scates
Room 5|Session Chair: Trishelle Marie Copeland-Johnson
Room 5|Session Chair: Ling Zou
Room 5|Session Chair: Emily A. Nichols
Room 5|Session Chair: Abdul Dulloo
Room 1|Session Chair: Thomas Folk
Room 5|Session Chair: Michael J. Moorehead
Room 1|Session Chair: Taek K. Kim
Room 1|Session Chair: Ahmad Y. Al Rashdan
Room 1|Session Chair: Kevin Han
Panel|Room 3|Sponsored by Panels|Cosponsored by Modeling and Simulation|Session Chair: George Mesina
Room 1|Session Chair: Jhansi Kandasamy
Room 4|Session Chair: Mustafa Mashal
Panel|Room 3|Session Chair: Mackenzie L. Gorham
Panel|Room 3|Sponsored by Fuel Cycle|Cosponsored by Panels|Session Chair: Pierre-Clement A. Simon
Panel|Room 3|Cosponsored by Modeling and Simulation|Session Chair: George Mesina
Room 4|Session Chair: Chandrakanth Bolisetti
Room 4|Session Chair: Marissa G. Bailey
