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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
Danagoulian
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|Fuel Cycle & Waste Management
Saturday, April 18, 2026|2:30–3:30PM CDT|RUDR 410
Session Chair:
Joseangel Lima-Tapia
Alternate Chair:
Zach Lassater
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Optimization Studies in Accelerator-Driven Subcritical Systems for Transmutation of Used Nuclear Fuel
2:30–2:50PM CDT
Evan T. David (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Vladimir Sobes (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
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A Four-Step Strategy for Spent Nuclear Fuel Management
2:50–3:10PM CDT
Piper R. Fernau (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Rhys R. MacMillan (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Nicholas D. Norman (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
Evaluation of MOX Fuel in the U.S.
3:10–3:30PM CDT
Eleanor Kaley (NCSU), Israel Tijero (NCSU), Cameron Myers (NCSU)
