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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|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)