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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|Radiation Protection and Medical Physics
Saturday, April 5, 2025|10:35–11:55AM MDT|Gran Quivera 2
Session Chair:
Sydney A. Dowben
Alternate Chair:
Alexandria S. Ragsdale
Session Organizer:
Ashley Machado
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Non-Destructive Analysis of a Commercial Rubber-Based Shielding Composite
10:35–10:55AM MDT
Nuvin Bazid (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Furkan Erdogan (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Carlos Blank (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Jessika V. Rojas (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Braden Goddard (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
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Experimental and Computational Approaches to Gamma Dose Estimation and Buildup
10:55–11:15AM MDT
Colin Rotzler (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Jessika V. Rojas (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Braden Goddard (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
MCNP6.3-computed Neutron DCC in ICRP145 MRCPs
11:15–11:35AM MDT
Ursula S. Wise (U.S. Naval Academy), Stephen McHale (U.S. Naval Academy)
An Investigation of the Radiosynthetic Capabilities of Fungi and Implications for Radiation Protection
11:35–11:55AM MDT
Anastasia Kaurova (Oregon State), Rayan Holmes (Oregon State)