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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|Reactor Physics
Saturday, April 18, 2026|1:15–2:15PM CDT|RUDR 404
Session Chair:
Joshua Haines
Alternate Chair:
Zach Lassater
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Reactor Stability Analysis of a European Pressurized Water Reactor
1:15–1:35PM CDT
William Ferraz (TAMU), Michael Parnell (TAMU), Pavel V. Tsvetkov (TAMU)
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Neutronic Analysis of the HeHeCR-350 Prismatic High-Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor
1:35–1:55PM CDT
Tivon P. Straub (Missouri Univ. Science and Technology), Cade Hilger (Missouri Univ. Science and Technology), Baylor G. Dickinson (Missouri Univ. Science and Technology), Drew J. Barringhaus (Missouri Univ. Science and Technology), Garrett D. Gretzschel (Missouri Univ. Science and Technology), Jenna Hoerchler (Missouri Univ. Science and Technology)
Analysis of Fission Matrix Databases using Temperature Profiles obtained from High-Fidelity Multiphysics Simulations
1:55–2:15PM CDT
Maximiliano Dalinger (Penn State), Elia Merzari (Penn State), Saya Lee (Penn State), Alex Nellis (Penn State)