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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
Thursday, November 11, 2021|2:50–4:50PM EST
Session Chair:
Gabriel Georgescu (IRSN)
Alternate Chair:
Yunfei Zhao (OSU)
Session Producer:
Chase Blaeser
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A Case Study in Fault Tree Application for Target Set Selection
2:50–3:20PM EST
Rachel Christian (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Heather Detar (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Stephen Reed (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Michael Sleigh (Westinghouse Electric Co.)
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A Multilayer Network Approach to Assessing the Impact of Human Performance Shaping Factors on Security for Nuclear Power Plants
3:20–3:50PM EST
Adam D. Williams (Sandia), Elizabeth S. Fleming (Sandia)
A Case for Risk-Informing Nuclear Power Plant Cyber Security
3:50–4:20PM EST
F. Gregory Hudson (Metcalfe)
