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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|Operations & Power
Friday, April 17, 2026|1:15–2:15PM CDT|RUDR 404
Session Chair:
Zoe Chandler
Alternate Chair:
Zach Lassater
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Data-Driven Methodology and Tools for Neural-Network-Based Operational Optimization of Small Modular Reactors at the Texas A&M RELLIS Campus
1:15–1:35PM CDT
Jan Ullmann (Univ. West Bohemia), Jiri Zavorka (Univ. West Bohemia), Pavel V. Tsvetkov (TAMU), Radek Skoda (Univ. West Bohemia)
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Viability of Small Modular Reactors for Industrial Heat Applications
1:35–1:55PM CDT
Nicholas J. Armstrong (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Xingang Zhao (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Ikenna Okeke (ORNL), Dipti Kamath (ORNL)
Integration of NuScale’s Small Modular Reactors with Data Center Campuses
1:55–2:15PM CDT
Ian R. Mullins (Oregon State), Charles Adami (Oregon State), Zachary Hughes (Oregon State), Thomas Faulkner (Oregon State), Noah Simonich (Oregon State)
