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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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MIT professor develops method to verify compliance with Outer Space Treaty
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Areg Danagoulian of the Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is proposing a mechanism for verifying that Earth-orbiting satellites are in compliance with the Outer Space Treaty, which prohibits the placement of nuclear weapons in space. Danagoulian’s “concept and feasibility study,” titled “Verification of the Outer Space Treaty with cosmic protons,” was published recently in the journal Nature.
Technical Session|Isotope Production & Medical Applications
Saturday, April 18, 2026|1:15–2:15PM CDT|RUDR 402
Session Chair:
Kristina Douglas
Alternate Chair:
Zach Lassater
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Identification of Optimal Ion Exchange Resin and Column Configurations for Uranium and Thorium Separation
1:15–1:35PM CDT
Shams Al Azzawi (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Jessika V. Rojas (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Braden Goddard (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Mahmoud Khatab (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
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Introduction To Visualizing Isotope Separation Using Hyperspectral Imaging
1:35–1:55PM CDT
Shams Al Azzawi (ORNL), Kristian Myhre (ORNL), Cannon Giglio (ORNL), Sawyer B. Irvine (ORNL)
134Ce/134La for PET Imaging and Auger-electron Therapy: A Comprehensive Review
1:55–2:15PM CDT
Albin Brejeon (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Kondapa Bobba (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
