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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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Front-end nuclear fuel supply cooperation: Turning allied interdependence into strategic advantage
The global nuclear revival, which is fueled by unprecedented demand for firm, affordable, dispatchable power for artificial intelligence and data center build-out, energy security imperatives, and climate commitments, has exposed a structural reality of the Western fuel cycle: No single allied nation currently possesses the full suite of front-end capabilities. From mining through conversion, enrichment, fabrication, and the emerging deconversion and metallization steps required for reactor fuels, capability is distributed across Canada, France, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States (collectively, the “Sapporo Five”), as well as a small group of close partners.
Technical Session|Evolutionary and Innovative Advanced Technology Fuels (ATF)
Tuesday, October 11, 2022|10:15–11:55AM EDT|Salon A/B
Session Chair:
Zeses E. Karoutas (Westinghouse)
Alternate Chair:
Kazuo Kakiuchi (Japan Atomic Energy Agency)
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Poolside Visual Inspection of Cr-Coated Lead Test Rods at Doel 4 After One Irradiation Cycle
10:15–10:40AM EDT
Lucile Fallot (ENUSA Industrias Avanzadas), Lustolde Martínez (Enusa Industrias Avanzadas), Nuria Doncel (Enusa Industrias Avanzadas), Jorie L. Walters (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Jinzhao Zhang (Tractebel (Engie)), Arnaud Meert (ENGIE Electrabel)
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Accident Tolerant and High Burnup Hotcell PIE at ORNL
10:40–11:05AM EDT
Luke Olson (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Ernesto Pitruzzella (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Jorie Walters (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Elwyn Roberts (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Dave Mitchell (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Andrew Mueller (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Luther Hallman (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Guirong Pan (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Kathryn Metzger (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Benjamin Maier (Westinghouse Electric Co.), John Lyons (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Allan Jaworski (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Ed Lahoda (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Jeffrey Kobelak (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Michael Shockling (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Nathan Capps (ORNL), Jason M. Harp (ORNL)
Practical Development of Accident Tolerant FeCrAl-ODS Fuel Claddings for BWRs in Japan
11:05–11:30AM EDT
K. Sakamoto (Nippon Nuclear Fuel Development), Y. Miura (Nippon Nuclear Fuel Development), H. Shibata (Nippon Nuclear Fuel Development), S. Asamoto (Global Nuclear Fuel - Japan), R. Obata (Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy), I. Ioka (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), S. Yamashita (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), M. Osaka (Japan Atomic Energy Agency)
Uniaxial Creep Studies of Commercial FeCrAl Alloy
11:30–11:55AM EDT
Hamdy Abouelella (NCSU), Jacob Eapen (NCSU), K.L. Murty (NCSU)