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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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MIT professor develops method to verify compliance with Outer Space Treaty
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Areg Danagoulian of the Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is proposing a mechanism for verifying that Earth-orbiting satellites are in compliance with the Outer Space Treaty, which prohibits the placement of nuclear weapons in space. Danagoulian’s “concept and feasibility study,” titled “Verification of the Outer Space Treaty with cosmic protons,” was published recently in the journal Nature.
Technical Session|Nuclear Nonproliferation, Safeguards, & Security
Friday, April 17, 2026|3:45–4:45PM CDT|RUDR 402
Session Chair:
Aidan Aluzan
Alternate Chair:
Zach Lassater
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Synthetically Generated Gamma-Ray Spectra for use in Training a Machine Learning Algorithm to Differentiate between HALEU & HEU
3:45–4:05PM CDT
Aristidis Loumis-Demetrakopoulos (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Braden Goddard (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Tyrell B. Simmons (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
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Convolutional Neural Network for Radionuclide Identification and Activity Quantification from Alpha Spectra
4:05–4:25PM CDT
Gil B. Rubia (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.), Braden Goddard (Virginia Commonwealth Univ.)
Security and Safety Considerations in the Maritime Transport of Nuclear Microreactors: Insights from the Case of a New York–London Route
4:25–4:45PM CDT
Matthew S. Bendle (Univ. Texas, San Antonio), Miltiadis Alamaniotis (Univ. Texas, San Antonio)