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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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Second round of Launch Pad selections includes eight newcomers
The National Reactor Innovation Center at Idaho National Laboratory has announced 13 project selections across 12 companies for the Nuclear Energy Launch Pad, a Department of Energy–led program that integrates reactor and fuel facility authorization, testing, and deployment support for private nuclear developers.
The Launch Pad emerged from the Reactor Pilot Program and Fuel Line Pilot Program.
According to INL, projects selected include reactor development and nuclear fuel cycle advancements, including fabrication, enrichment, and conversion technologies.
Technical Session|Methods
Monday, April 22, 2024|1:30–3:15PM PDT|Franciscan C
Session Chair:
Go Chiba
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Joshua Hykes (Studsvik Scandpower)
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A Comparative Study of Efficient Sampling Techniques for Uncertainty Quantification due to Cross-Section Covariance Data
1:30–1:50PM PDT
Tatsuya Fujita (Japan Atomic Energy Agency)
Paper
Nuclear Data Uncertainty Methods in CASMO5 Using ENDF/B-VIII Covariances
1:50–2:10PM PDT
Joshua Hykes (Studsvik Scandpower), Charles Wemple (Studsvik Scandpower), Rodolfo Ferrer (Studsvik Scandpower)
Computation of Sensitivity in Monte-Carlo Codes: Investigation of Convergence for Reactor Cores with High Dominance Ratio
2:10–2:30PM PDT
M. Rababah (LPSC), A. Bidaud (LPSC)
Uncertainty Analysis of the Reaction Rates in Ringhals
2:30–2:50PM PDT
Jacob Persson (Vattenfall Nuclear Fuel)
Uncertainty Quantification in Fluoride-Based Molten Salt Reactors with Open Sourced Tools
2:50–3:10PM PDT
Zsolt Elter (Uppsala Univ.), Augusto Hernandez Solis (SCK CEN), Mario Ponce Tovar (Seaborg Technologies)