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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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Breaking ground on a new approach to construction
The drive to Kairos Power’s reactor demonstration site in Oak Ridge, Tenn., is not only scenic—it’s historic. Nearly 85 years ago, roughly 30,000 construction workers transformed orchards and farmland into a key Manhattan Project site. Depending on your route, you may pass by one of the three gatehouses that were once military checkpoints controlling access to Atomic Energy Commission production facilities.
Technical Session
Tuesday, November 9, 2021|12:40–2:40PM EST
Session Chair:
Andrea Maioli (Westinghouse)
Alternate Chair:
Michelle (Shelby) Bensi (Univ Maryland)
Session Organizer:
Session Producer:
John Greenwood
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Improved Economics and Reliability While Maintaining High Levels of Safety -- Achievements and On-Going R&D Within RISA Pathway
12:40–1:10PM EST
Svetlana Lawrence (INL), Curtis L. Smith (INL), Diego Mandelli (INL), Ronald L. Boring (INL)
Paper
The Versatile Economic Risk Tool (VERT)
1:10–1:40PM EST
Jaden Miller (Idaho State Univ.), Spencer Ercanbrack (Idaho State Univ.), Chad Pope (Idaho State Univ.)
Multicriterion Benefit Evaluation of Deploying New Battery Technology With Increased Capacity at a Generic Nuclear Power Plant
1:40–2:10PM EST
Sai Zhang (INL), Zhegang Ma (INL), Hongbin Zhang (INL)
I-PRA Risk- and Cost-Informed Decision-Making Algorithm for Nuclear Power Plants
2:10–2:40PM EST
Sari Alkhatib (Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), Tatsuya Sakurahara (Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), Seyed Reihani (Univ. of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), Ernest Kee (Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), Zahra Mohaghegh (Univ. of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)
