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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|1:15–2:15PM CDT|RUDR 501
Session Chair:
Aidan Aluzan
Alternate Chair:
Zach Lassater
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Synthesis of CeO2 as a Surrogate for 241Am-Fueled RTG systems
1:15–1:35PM CDT
Adam Stedman (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Braden Goddard (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Jessika V. Rojas (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Mahmoud Khatab (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
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Neutronic and Thermal Analysis of a High-Temperature Gas Core Reactor for Nuclear Thermal Propulsion
1:35–1:55PM CDT
Viktor V. Mai (Univ. Florida), Timo Picard (Univ. Florida), Justin K. Watson (Univ. Florida)
Ansys Simulation of Hydrogen Bubbly Flow in a Rotating Centrifugal Fuel Element
1:55–2:15PM CDT
Toma Davis (Ohio State), Dean Wang (Ohio State)
