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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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NRC proposes security regulation changes
In 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14300, “‘Ordering the Reform of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission,” which directs the NRC to conduct a sweeping, multifaceted overhaul of its structure, culture, and regulations with the aim of facilitating increased deployment of new nuclear technologies and capacity.
Technical Session|Sponsored by Decommissioning & Environmental
Saturday, April 16, 2022|3:00–4:30PM CDT|Honors Room
Sponsored by ANS Decommissioning & Environmental Sciences Division
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Geological Considerations for the USNC-UIUC Microreactor Project
Ethan H. Nicolls (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Gable Edwards (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
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Volumetric Reduction of Uranium Mine Waste with Chemical Washing
Gavin Davis (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Brad Bozzetti (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Angelo Minetti (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
Heat Signature Computational Simulation Results for Safeguarded Spent Nuclear Fuel
Alvaro Pizarro (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Michael D. Kaminski (ANL), Jeffrey Fortner (ORNL)
