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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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The deadline arrives: Checking in on the Reactor Pilot Program
On May 23, 2025, President Trump signed Executive Order 14301, “Reforming Nuclear Reactor Testing at the DOE,” which instructed the Department of Energy to create a Reactor Pilot Program (RPP)—a new system in which companies could pursue DOE authorization to build and test their first-of-a-kind nuclear technologies. EO 14301 set an ambitious goal for that program: three reactors achieving criticality by July 4, 2026.
9:00–10:20AM MDT
Santa Ana AB|Computational Methods, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning
Session Chair: Mekiel Olguin|Alternate Chair: Liam Pohlmann
Trail/Spirit|Instrumentation, Control Systems, and Cyber Security
Session Chair: Benjamin Murphy|Alternate Chair: Mark L. Wetzel
Mirage/Thunderbird|Nuclear Criticality Safety
Session Chair: Matthew J. Lazaric|Alternate Chair: Yuliia Trujillo
Panel|Lobo AB|Panels
Session Chair: Shane M. Evans|Alternate Chair: Xavier Angus
9:00AM–1:10PM MDT
Ballroom A|Poster Session
Session Chair: Xavier Angus|Alternate Chair: Jaeger Boatwright
10:30–11:50AM MDT
Mirage/Thunderbird|Fusion and Plasma Physics
Session Chair: Shane M. Evans|Alternate Chair: Jared Justice
Session Chair: Krista Navarrette|Alternate Chair: Xavier Angus
Trail/Spirit|Thermal Hydraulics
Session Chair: Melissa A. Moreno|Alternate Chair: Keenan R. Kresl-Hotz
1:10–2:30PM MDT
Acoma AB|Fuel Cycles, Waste Management, and Decommissioning
Session Chair: Annika Tedstrom|Alternate Chair: Kevin Donnelly
Session Chair: Sydney A. Dowben|Alternate Chair: Xavier Angus
Santa Ana AB|Radiation Detection and Imaging
Session Chair: Alexandria S. Ragsdale|Alternate Chair: Sydney A. Dowben
2:40–4:00PM MDT
Session Chair: Christopher M. Perfetti|Alternate Chair: Ethan S. Krammer
Valle Grande 2|Isotope Production
Session Chair: Mark L. Wetzel|Alternate Chair: Benjamin Murphy
Gran Quivera 2|Nuclear Education and Advocacy
Session Chair: Louis Sanchez III|Alternate Chair: Alex F. Soto
Gran Quivera 1|Office of Nuclear Energy Funded Research (NEUP and UNLP Programs)
Session Chair: Tyler D. Newitt|Alternate Chair: Cece Bell
Panel|Tijeras|Panels
Session Chair: Natalie Cannon|Alternate Chair: Xavier Angus
Valle Grande 1|Reactor Physics
Session Chair: Liam Pohlmann|Alternate Chair: Mekiel Olguin
10:35–11:55AM MDT
Valle Grande 1|Nuclear Fuels and Materials
Session Chair: Jared Justice|Alternate Chair: Shane M. Evans
Gran Quivera 1|Nuclear Technology in Society and Policy
Session Chair: Alex F. Soto|Alternate Chair: Louis Sanchez III
Session Chair: Xavier Angus|Alternate Chair: Daniel Levario
Gran Quivera 2|Radiation Protection and Medical Physics
Session Chair: Sydney A. Dowben|Alternate Chair: Alexandria S. Ragsdale
1:40–3:00PM MDT
Gran Quivera 1|Nonproliferation, Security, and Safeguards
Session Chair: Yuliia Trujillo|Alternate Chair: Matthew J. Lazaric
Session Chair: Ethan S. Krammer|Alternate Chair: Xavier Angus
Valle Grande 2|Space Nuclear Power and Propulsion
Session Chair: Keenan R. Kresl-Hotz|Alternate Chair: Melissa A. Moreno
3:15–4:35PM MDT
Session Chair: Osman Anderoglu|Alternate Chair: G. Ivan Maldonado
Valle Grande 2|Power Reactor Operations, Safety, and Reliability
Session Chair: Kevin Donnelly|Alternate Chair: Annika Tedstrom
