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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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Oklo’s Isotope Test Reactor achieves criticality
Oklo’s Groves Isotope Test Reactor became the fifth Department of Energy–authorized reactor to achieve criticality under the agency’s authorization process, it was announced earlier today.
Criticality was reached at 9:19 p.m. (EDT) on Wednesday at the company’s Groves facility in Lockhart, Texas, according to the DOE.
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)
