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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|Panel
Wednesday, November 10, 2021|2:50–4:50PM EST
Session Chair:
Kevin R. O'Kula (Amentum Technical Services)
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Carol S. Smidts (Ohio State Univ.)
Session Producer:
Chase Blaeser
Innovative and collaborative work has progressed nationally and internationally regarding hybrid and integrated energy systems, including those with nuclear, nonnuclear (including hydrogen), and renewable components. Optimal energy generation and prioritization strategies can be advanced using various metrics such as reliability, security, affordability, flexibility, resiliency, and sustainability. In many cases, risk and reliability methods offer insights that are difficult to obtain otherwise to evaluate coordinated use of various energy generators to meet energy demands across the electricity, industrial, and transportation sectors. This panel will discuss national laboratory and commercial industry experience, challenges and insights gained considering integrated and hybrid energy systems using risk and reliability methods. Progress in building applicable datasets and running dynamic simulations will also be discussed.
Katrina Groth
University of Maryland
Anthony Sarrack
BakerRisk
Mark Ruth
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Askin Yigitoglu
ORNL
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