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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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A closer look at the initial NLIC selections—Part 2
In January, the Department of Energy announced its new Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campus (NLIC) program, inviting states via a request for information to express their interest in hosting a facility supporting work from the front to the back end of the nuclear fuel cycle.
By April, 26 states had expressed interest in hosting such a facility. At the end of July, the DOE signed memorandums of understanding with five states—Idaho, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Utah—to more closely explore the possibilities of state-federal partnerships. These MOUs are not firm commitments from either the federal or state governments. Time will tell which—if any—of the five states develop projects through the program. In the meantime, today, we are taking a close look at what Utah, Idaho, Tennessee can offer in terms of a preexisting nuclear sector that could support new fuel cycle developments.
2023 ANS Student Conference Speaker
Mr. Jean-Pierre Cayol, M.Sc., Ph.D., is the Departmental Program Coordinator for the Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). In the past almost 30 years, Mr. Cayol held several research and development, technical and managerial positions at the IAEA, at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) as well as in the private sector, in fields related to nuclear techniques in agriculture and health, management of technical assistance in the Middle East and management of operational projects in the field. He holds a PhD in Animal Biology, and he is, by education, a specialist of the Sterile Insect Technique, a nuclear technique applied to control insect pests of economic significance. He is the author of over 50 scientific publications.
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