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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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North American construction is back—smaller and faster—at OPG’s Darlington
“The nuclear renaissance is real here,” said Ontario Power Generation’s Subo Sinnathamby on May 8, one year to the day after OPG secured a final investment decision to build the first of four planned BWRX-300 reactors at its Darlington nuclear power plant, and shortly after the new reactor’s foundation was lifted into place. “We got our license to construct in April and our [final investment decision] in May, and we’ve been off to the races since.”
Technical Session|Methods
Tuesday, April 23, 2024|3:30–5:15PM PDT|Franciscan D
Session Chair:
Scott P. Palmtag
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This session is Part 2 of a two-part special session. This session continues with the presentation of 3 more papers related to the OECD/NEA TVA WB1 Benchmark. At the end of this session there will be a 20-minute discussion about next steps for the benchmark.
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MC21/CTF Solutions to OECD/NEA TVA Watts Bar Unit 1 Multiphysics Cycle 1 Benchmark Exercises 1 and 2
3:30–3:50PM PDT
Edwin J. Grant (Naval Nuclear Laboratory), Daniel J. Kelly III (Naval Nuclear Laboratory), Brian N. Aviles (Naval Nuclear Laboratory)
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MC21/CTF Solutions to OECD/NEA TVA Watts Bar Unit 1 Multiphysics Cycle 1 Benchmark Exercise 3
3:50–4:10PM PDT
Development of Serpent -- CTF External Coupling for the OECD/NEA TVA WB1 Benchmark Activities
4:10–4:30PM PDT
T. Albagami (NCSU), P. Rouxelin (NCSU), A. Abarca (NCSU), S. Palmtag (NCSU), M. Avramova (NCSU), K. Ivanov (NCSU)