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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|Advocacy, Education, & Policy
Friday, April 17, 2026|3:45–4:45PM CDT|RUDR 302
Session Chair:
Caleb Sitton
Alternate Chair:
Zach Lassater
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Developing Academic Resources Utilizing Capabilities of the GSE GPWR Simulator
3:45–4:05PM CDT
John M. Ludwick (TAMU), Adam Kristoff (TAMU), Zoë Chandler (TAMU), Tyler Gates (TAMU), Pavel V. Tsvetkov (TAMU)
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SMR Desalination as Anchor Load for Rural Texas Reindustrialization
4:05–4:25PM CDT
Bradford Arnold (Univ. Texas, Arlington), Cithlally Moctezuma-Brenes (Univ. Texas, Arlington)
The 71,000-Kilometer Gap: How Nuclear Liability Shapes Global Nuclear Energy and Its Supply Chain Development
4:25–4:45PM CDT
Aishwarya Saxena (Univ. California, Berkeley), Benjamin Szeghy (Univ. California, Berkeley), Charmi Ng (Univ. California, Berkeley), Raluca O. Scarlat (Univ. California, Berkeley)
