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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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The deadline arrives: Checking in on the Reactor Pilot Program
On May 23, 2025, President Trump signed Executive Order 14301, “Reforming Nuclear Reactor Testing at the DOE,” which instructed the Department of Energy to create a Reactor Pilot Program (RPP)—a new system in which companies could pursue DOE authorization to build and test their first-of-a-kind nuclear technologies. EO 14301 set an ambitious goal for that program: three reactors achieving criticality by July 4, 2026.
Technical Session|Panel|Panels
Monday, April 22, 2024|3:30–5:15PM PDT|Imperial Ballroom
Session Chair:
Steven A. Arndt
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Christopher M. Perfetti
This panel will discuss the key regulatory developments that have happened and still need to happen to support the deployment of advanced and small modular reactors. The panel will discuss key regulatory issues from the perspectives of both regulators, reactor vendors, and supplies. The panel will discuss how current and future issues are being addressed.
Benjamin Parks
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
William Wharton
Studsvik Scandpower
Per Peterson
Kairos Power
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