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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|Modeling, Analysis, and Methods
Tuesday, October 11, 2022|8:20–10:00AM EDT|Branle
Session Chair:
Chao Wang (Framatome)
Alternate Chair:
Ian Porter (GE)
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Atomic-Scale Insights into Structural Distortions in Irradiated UO2 at an Intermediate Burnup Around 50 MWd/kgU
8:20–8:45AM EDT
Shaileyee Bhattacharya (Paul Scherrer Institut), Goutam Kuri (Paul Scherrer Institut), Matthias Martin (Paul Scherrer Institut), Johannes Bertsch (Paul Scherrer Institut), Manuel A. Pouchon (Paul Scherrer Institute)
Paper
Interaction Between Hydrogen, Hydrides, and Defects in Zirconium: Insight from Atomistic Simulations
8:45–9:10AM EDT
M. Christensen (Materials Design), M. Yiannourakou (Materials Design), C.B. Geller (Materials Design), E. Wimmer (Materials Design), R.W. Smith (Naval Nuclear Laboratory), W.H. Howland (Naval Nuclear Laboratory), B.F. Kammenzind (Naval Nuclear Laboratory), J.L. Wormald (Naval Nuclear Laboratory - Bettis), E.V. Mader (EPRI)
Sensitivity and Uncertainty Analysis of Fission Product Release from TRISO Experiments Modeled Using BISON
9:10–9:35AM EDT
Miles O'Neal (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Brian D. Wirth (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Nicholas R. Brown (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Westinghouse Use of Advanced Material Modeling to Accelerate Fuel Development and Qualification
9:35–10:00AM EDT
Antoine Claisse (Westinghouse Electric Sweden), Denise Adorno Lopes (Westinghouse Electric Sweden), Ed Lahoda (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Kathryn Metzger (Westinghouse Electric)
