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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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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|Panel
Friday, November 12, 2021|10:10AM–12:10PM EST
Session Chair:
Richard S. Denning
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Jeff Gabor (Jensen Hughes)
Session Producer:
Chase Blaeser
Panelists will describe recent advances in computer codes for use in Level II/III PRA with emphasis on non light water reactors. Jennifer Leute will describe improvements in the MACCS code related to radionuclide dispersion and consequence analysis. Larry Humphries will describe modifications to MELCOR to expand its applicability to advanced reactor accident behavior. Dave Grabaskas will describe advanced reactor accident modeling developments in the DOE NEAMS program. Francis Bolger will describe EPRI accident modeling development activities.
Jennifer Leute
Sandia
David Grabaskas
ANL
Francis Bolger
EPRI
Larry Humphries
SNL
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