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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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NRC proposes security regulation changes
In 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14300, “‘Ordering the Reform of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission,” which directs the NRC to conduct a sweeping, multifaceted overhaul of its structure, culture, and regulations with the aim of facilitating increased deployment of new nuclear technologies and capacity.
Technical Session|Criticality Safety
Friday, April 17, 2026|2:30–3:30PM CDT|RUDR 404
Session Chair:
Avery Meyer
Alternate Chair:
Zach Lassater
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TEX-HEU Input Generation and Benchmark Evaluation Toolkits
2:30–2:50PM CDT
Joseph M. Costa (LLNL), Eric Aboud (LLNL), Christopher Fitzgerald (LLNL)
Paper
Nuclear Data Libraries Sensitivity Studies for ORSA Using SCALE
2:50–3:10PM CDT
Evan Hong (NCSU), Walid A. Metwally (ORNL), Cihangir Celik (ORNL), Alexander Lang (ORNL), Alex Shaw (ORNL), Veronica V. Karriem (ORNL)
Enhanced Criticality Safety for Fissionable Solutions
3:10–3:30PM CDT
Sean J. Smith (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Christopher R. Clark (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Elliott Hebert (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
