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Conference Spotlight
2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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First commercial nuclear satellite launched on SpaceX mission
On July 7, SpaceX launched Transporter-17, a smallsat rideshare mission containing 81 payloads. One of the payloads was the Betavoltaic Orbital High-Reliability (BOHR) satellite developed by City Labs.
According to the company, BOHR is “the world’s first commercial nuclear-powered satellite and first nuclear CubeSat.” The spacecraft also broke new ground in the regulatory process for launch approval for commercial nuclear projects.
11:00–11:45AM EDT
Session Chair: Lisa M. Marshall|Alternate Chair: Ishita Trivedi
11:45AM–1:00PM EDT
Session Chair: Agustin Abarca|Alternate Chair: Maria N. Avramova
Session Chair: Mihai A. Diaconeasa|Alternate Chair: Arjun Earthperson
Session Chair: Benjamin W. Beeler|Alternate Chair: Ishita Trivedi
Session Chair: Xu Wu|Alternate Chair: Ishita Trivedi
Session Chair: Lisa Marshall
2:00–3:00PM EDT
4:00–6:00PM EDT
Session Chair: Sterling M. Harper|Alternate Chair: Patrick Shriwise
Session Chair: Margaret E. Harding|Alternate Chair: Mimi H. Limbach
Session Chair: Jason Hou|Alternate Chair: Alexander W. Bataller
Session Chair: Kelley M. Verner|Alternate Chair: Ishita Trivedi
12:30–1:30PM EDT
Session Chair: John G. Gilligan|Alternate Chair: Julie Jacobson
12:00–1:00PM EDT
Session Chair: Nicholas W. Touran|Alternate Chair: Ishita Trivedi
