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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.
10:10–10:30AM EDT
Colonial Ballroom|Coordination Chemistry
Session Chair: Xavier Gaona|Alternate Chair: Kiel S. Holliday
Gold Ballroom|Nuclear Fuel Cycle
Session Chair: Harris Eldridge|Alternate Chair: Jason R. Jeffries
11:00AM–12:30PM EDT
3:00–3:50PM EDT
Session Chair: Rachael Fara|Alternate Chair: Kiel S. Holliday
Session Chair: Krzysztof Gofryk|Alternate Chair: Jason R. Jeffries
4:20–5:40PM EDT
10:00–10:30AM EDT
Gold Ballroom|Surface Science and Corrosion
Session Chair: B. Ravat|Alternate Chair: Jason R. Jeffries
Colonial Ballroom|Environmental Chemistry
Session Chair: Dawn Montgomery|Alternate Chair: Kiel S. Holliday
2:00–3:00PM EDT
Session Chair: Nina Huittinen|Alternate Chair: Kiel S. Holliday
Session Chair: Dallas D. Reilly|Alternate Chair: Jason R. Jeffries
3:00–3:40PM EDT
4:00–6:00PM EDT
Carolina Ballroom|Posters
Session Chair: Kiel S. Holliday|Alternate Chair: Jason R. Jeffries
Gold Ballroom|Condensed Matter Physics
Session Chair: Alex Landa|Alternate Chair: Jason R. Jeffries
Colonial Ballroom|Detection and Analysis
Session Chair: Tsuyoshi Kohlgruber|Alternate Chair: Kiel S. Holliday
Session Chair: Eric D. Bauer|Alternate Chair: Jason R. Jeffries
Session Chair: Marisa J. Monreal|Alternate Chair: Kiel S. Holliday
Gold Ballroom|Metallurgy and Materials Science
Session Chair: Benoit Oudot|Alternate Chair: Jason R. Jeffries
Colonial Ballroom|Solution and Gas Phase Chemistry
Session Chair: Bradley Childs|Alternate Chair: Kiel S. Holliday
Session Chair: Tien Roehling|Alternate Chair: Jason R. Jeffries
Session Chair: Rebecca Carter|Alternate Chair: Kiel S. Holliday
