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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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The deadline arrives: Checking in on the Reactor Pilot Program
On May 23, 2025, President Trump signed Executive Order 14301, “Reforming Nuclear Reactor Testing at the DOE,” which instructed the Department of Energy to create a Reactor Pilot Program (RPP)—a new system in which companies could pursue DOE authorization to build and test their first-of-a-kind nuclear technologies. EO 14301 set an ambitious goal for that program: three reactors achieving criticality by July 4, 2026.
Technical Session
Wednesday, November 10, 2021|8:00–10:00AM EST
Session Chair:
Fernando Ferrante (EPRI)
Alternate Chair:
Mihai Diaconeasa (North Carolina State U)
Session Organizer:
Session Producer:
Nora Fitton
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Insights From Implementing a Fire PRA Training During Extended Telecommuting Situation
8:00–8:30AM EST
Young G. Jo (Southern Nuclear Operating Co.)
Paper
Visualization and Automation of Fire Modeling Using Fire Risk Investigation in 3D (FRI3D)
8:30–9:00AM EST
Steven Prescott (INL), Robby Christian (INL), John Biersdorf (INL), Kurt Vedros (INL), Ramprasad Sampath (Centroid Lab)
Risk-Informing Nuclear Facility Emergency Preparedness
9:00–9:30AM EST
F. Gregory Hudson (Metcalfe), Ronald J. Markovich (Contingency Management Consulting Group)
Fire Probabilistic Risk Assessment on Pre-Operational Plant
9:30–10:00AM EST
Michele L. Reed (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Young G. Jo (Southern Nuclear Operating Co.)
