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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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Reactor criticality, states’ new nuclear plans among NECX 2026 highlights
The second day of the Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX 2026) kicked off with success stories on the start-up and state levels.
In Wednesday’s opening plenary session, representatives of three of the four companies that reached criticality on or before Executive Order 14301’s July 4 target date—Aalo Atomics, Antares Nuclear, and Deployable Energy—talked about the run-up to meeting the deadline. Following the opener, officials from Kentucky, New York, and Utah discussed ambitious plans to expand nuclear power in their respective states.
Technical Session|Mathematics, Computation, & AI Applications
Saturday, April 18, 2026|1:15–2:15PM CDT|RUDR 504
Session Chair:
Ebubechukwu Okolo
Alternate Chair:
Zach Lassater
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Verification Methods for Deploying Trustworthy Large Language Model Systems in Nuclear Operations and Maintenance
1:15–1:35PM CDT
Jason P. Clifford (NCSU), Xu Wu (NCSU), Alexander Heifetz (ANL), Derek W. Kultgen (ANL)
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Towards the Development of a Friction Factor Correlation for Scalloped Hexagonal Rod Bundles
1:35–1:55PM CDT
Luiz C. Aldeia Machado (Penn State), Carolina da Silva Bourdot Dutra (Penn State), Victor Coppo Leite (INL), Elia Merzari (Penn State), Vasileios Kyriakopoulos (INL)
Forecast-Informed Load Following for SMR-Powered AI-Data Centers Using Fuzzy Supervisory Control
1:55–2:15PM CDT
Makafui Torkornoo (Univ. Texas, San Antonio), Sara Ahmed (Univ. Texas, San Antonio), Nikolaos Gatsis (Univ. Texas, San Antonio), Miltiadis Alamaniotis (Univ. Texas, San Antonio)
