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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|Space & Propulsion Applications
Friday, April 17, 2026|10:45–11:45AM CDT|RUDR 501
Session Chair:
Kenneth Xu
Alternate Chair:
Zach Lassater
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An Analysis of the Solid Uranium Hydrogen Core Rocket Engine
10:45–11:05AM CDT
Ethan D. Chang (Univ. Wisconsin, Madison)
Paper
Mass Analysis of Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Reactor Core Enrichments via Monte-Carlo Methods
11:05–11:25AM CDT
Siddharth Sivakumar (NCSU), Scott P. Palmtag (NCSU)
Radiation Redirection for Space Applications
11:25–11:45AM CDT
Æther Glitch (LANL), Anthony Mele (LANL)
