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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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Launching into tomorrow: NRIC guides new era of research and deployment
In June 2025, the Department of Energy announced the Reactor Pilot Program, an authorization pathway that allowed reactor developers to partner with the DOE to get first-of-a-kind (FOAK) reactors built and tested. Soon after, the DOE rolled out a complementary Fuel Line Pilot Program, which aimed to fast-track fuel projects. In all, 20 projects were accepted into the new programs.
Technical Session|Fuel Cycles, Waste Management, and Decommissioning
Friday, April 4, 2025|2:40–4:00PM MDT|Acoma AB
Session Chair:
Annika Tedstrom
Alternate Chair:
Kevin Donnelly
Session Organizer:
Ashley Machado
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Innovative Hybrid Strategies for Uranium Remediation: A Case Study of Legacy Sites in New Mexico
2:40–3:00PM MDT
Joursele Bang-As (Univ. New Mexico), Hank K. Lee (Univ. New Mexico)
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Innovative Approaches to Uranium Mining Site Remediation: The Role of Biocrusts
3:00–3:20PM MDT
Kaitlin Marry (Young Members Group)
Tritium Extraction using Compact Heat Exchangers for Commercial Fusion
3:20–3:40PM MDT
Alexander Turovskiy (Univ. California, Berkeley), Esteban Labrador (Univ. California, Berkeley), Sean Shitamoto (Univ. California, Berkeley)