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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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Front-end nuclear fuel supply cooperation: Turning allied interdependence into strategic advantage
The global nuclear revival, which is fueled by unprecedented demand for firm, affordable, dispatchable power for artificial intelligence and data center build-out, energy security imperatives, and climate commitments, has exposed a structural reality of the Western fuel cycle: No single allied nation currently possesses the full suite of front-end capabilities. From mining through conversion, enrichment, fabrication, and the emerging deconversion and metallization steps required for reactor fuels, capability is distributed across Canada, France, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States (collectively, the “Sapporo Five”), as well as a small group of close partners.
Technical Session|Nuclear Fuel Cycle
Monday, September 9, 2024|4:20–5:40PM EDT|Gold Ballroom
Session Chair:
Krzysztof Gofryk
Alternate Chair:
Jason R. Jeffries
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Challenges in Crystal Growth and Ground State Characterization of Actinide Binary Oxides
4:20–4:40PM EDT
Binod K. Rai (SRNL), Alex Bretana (SRNL), Gregory Morrison (Univ. South Carolina), Ryan Greer (SRNL), Krzysztof Gofryk (INL), Hans-Conrad zur Loye (Univ. South Carolina)
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Experimental Investigations on the NaCl-PuCl3 Eutectic Salt System
4:40–5:00PM EDT
Toni Karlsson (INL), Scott Middlemas (INL), Michael Woods (INL), Kevin Tolman (INL), Steven Herrmann (INL), Juliano Schorn-Pinto (Univ. South Carolina), Stephen Warmann (INL), Manh-Thuong Nguyen (PNNL), Patricia Paviet (PNNL)
Long-Term Storage and Aging of PuO2 Powder up to 50 Years Old
5:00–5:20PM EDT
Hannah M. Colledge (National Nuclear Laboratory), Robin Orr (National Nuclear Laboratory), Jeff W. Hobbs (Sellafield), Hayley Green (Sellafield)
