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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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Oklo secures DOE PDSA approval
On Thursday, Oklo announced that the Department of Energy’s Idaho Operations Office had approved the preliminary documented safety analysis (PDSA) for the company’s first deployment of its Aurora Powerhouse, which is currently under construction at Idaho National Laboratory.
It is the most recent in a long series of announcements from the 10 companies participating in the Reactor Pilot Program, which has a fast-approaching criticality deadline of July 4.
Plenary Session
Wednesday, September 11, 2024|2:00–3:00PM EDT|Colonial Ballroom
Session Chair:
Marisa Monreal (LANL)
Speaker Click on the photo to view the speaker's bio
Dr. Matthew HigginsonAWE
Matthew Higginson will complement the Detection and Analysis sessions with a discussion of "Developments in Accelerating and Improving Plutonium Analysis at the AWE."
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Developments in Accelerating and Improving Plutonium Analysis at the AWE
M.A. Higginson (AWE), P. Kaye (AWE), T. Shaw (AWE), S. Dunn (AWE), L. Ingman (AWE), A. Shilling (AWE), C. Puxley (AWE), S. Dare (AWE), K. Woods (AWE), J. King (AWE), T. Piper (AWE), P. Thompson (AWE)
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