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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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General Atomics announces breeding blanket test facility
General Atomics announced it is developing design concepts in collaboration with the Department of Energy for the Fusion Blanket Component Test Facility (BCTF), which will test full-scale breeding blankets.
“No one has tested a fusion blanket at this scale. While there are more research and development challenges ahead, a BCTF brings us closer to turning fusion from proven science into practical, sustainable power,” said Anantha Krishnan, senior vice president of the General Atomics Energy Group.
Technical Session|Nuclear Nonproliferation, Safeguards, & Security
Saturday, April 18, 2026|10:45–11:45AM CDT|RUDR 401
Session Chair:
Kristina Douglas
Alternate Chair:
Zach Lassater
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Integration of Machine Learning in Neutron Multiplicity Counting
10:45–10:55AM CDT
Kevin Donnelly (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Braden Goddard (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
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Nuclear Forensic Analysis of HALEU Fuel for Reactor Discrimination Method
10:55–11:05AM CDT
Pearl Smith (TAMU), Jason Scott (TAMU), Andrew Strama (TAMU), Farheen Naqvi (TAMU), Charles M. Folden (TAMU)
Investigating Gamma Spectroscopy Effects when Integrated in a Neutron Well Counter
11:05–11:15AM CDT
John Corder (TAMU), Craig M. Marianno (TAMU)
Improved Measurement of 40Ca(n,α)37Ar Cross Section with Thermal Neutrons
11:15–11:25AM CDT
Maximilian M. Vrcelj (Univ. Texas, Austin), Saurav Bastola (Univ. Texas, Austin), Haider Nazir (Univ. Texas, Austin), Khiloni Shah (Univ. Texas, Austin), Derek Haas (Univ. Texas, Austin)
A Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning Framework for Autonomous Radiation Source Localization in Complex Environments
11:25–11:35AM CDT
Kade k. Hoverson (Univ. Texas, San Antonio), Miltiadis Alamaniotis (Univ. Texas, San Antonio)
