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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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North American construction is back—smaller and faster—at OPG’s Darlington
“The nuclear renaissance is real here,” said Ontario Power Generation’s Subo Sinnathamby on May 8, one year to the day after OPG secured a final investment decision to build the first of four planned BWRX-300 reactors at its Darlington nuclear power plant, and shortly after the new reactor’s foundation was lifted into place. “We got our license to construct in April and our [final investment decision] in May, and we’ve been off to the races since.”
Technical Session|Fuel Cycles, Waste Management, and Decommissioning
Friday, April 4, 2025|1:10–2:30PM MDT|Acoma AB
Session Chair:
Annika Tedstrom
Alternate Chair:
Kevin Donnelly
Session Organizer:
Ashley Machado
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Streamlined Analysis of Neutron Emission from Pebble Fuels
1:10–1:30PM MDT
Holden Walker (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Braden Goddard (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
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Multi-Purpose Canister Cell Identification and Indication System
1:30–1:50PM MDT
James Dubay (Constellation Energy), Ryan Pullara (Constellation Energy), James Peretz (Constellation Energy), Max Berkowitz (Univ. Michigan, Ann Arbor), Salvador Chavarria (Univ. Michigan, Ann Arbor), Ari Ebdon (Univ. Michigan, Ann Arbor), Mercedes Gregerson (Univ. Michigan, Ann Arbor), Caton Huynh (Univ. Michigan, Ann Arbor), Beck Krebs (Univ. Michigan, Ann Arbor), Sujit Lakshmikanth (Univ. Michigan, Ann Arbor), Benjamin Lee (Univ. Michigan, Ann Arbor), Zoe Smith (Univ. Michigan, Ann Arbor), Robert Stanley (Univ. Michigan, Ann Arbor), Charles Renz (Univ. Michigan, Ann Arbor), David P. Wen (Univ. Michigan, Ann Arbor), Y Z (Univ. Michigan, Ann Arbor)
Design and Fabrication of Jet Pump Pair for Used Nuclear Fuel
1:50–2:10PM MDT
Jeremy I. Lopez (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Theodore M. Chu (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Lane B. Carasik (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
Tritium Waste Management and Disposal Techniques in the Tritium Systems Test Assembly (TSTA) Program
2:10–2:30PM MDT
Vicky Lizardi-Lobb (LANL), Claire Bullock (LANL), Victoria Hypes-Mayfield (LANL), Joseph H. Dumont (LANL)