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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
Wednesday, October 12, 2022|8:20–10:00AM EDT|Branle
Session Chair:
Charlie Folsom (INL)
Alternate Chair:
Ian Porter
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In-Rod Sensor System for Accelerated Fuel Qualification and Enhanced Power Distribution Applications
8:20–8:45AM EDT
Jorge Carvajal (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Shawn Stafford (Westinghouse Electric Co), Jeffrey Arndt (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Paul Sirianni (Westinghouse Electric Co), Emre Tatli (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Edward Lahoda (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Michael Heibel (Westinghouse Electric Co.)
Paper
Surrogate Modeling with Derivative Prediction for Implementation in Inverse Uncertainty Quantification Methods for Fuel Performance Modeling
8:45–9:10AM EDT
Gustav Robertson (Uppsala Univ.), Henrik Sjöstrand (Uppsala Univ.), Peter Andersson (Uppsala Univ.), Paul Blair (Westinghouse Electric Sweden)
From FUMAC and ACTOF to ATF-TS: Contribution of IAEA CRPs to Advanced Technology Fuel Testing, Modelling and Simulation
9:10–9:35AM EDT
Jinzhao Zhang (Tractebel ENGIE), Peng Xu (INL), Ki Seob Sim (IAEA), Mikhail Veshchunov (IAEA), Anzhelika Khaperskaia (IAEA)
Implementation of Chromia-Doped Fuel in FRAMATOME PWR Codes and Methods
9:35–10:00AM EDT
Y. Qi (Framatome), C. Allison (Framatome ), P. Bellanger (Framatome), J. Stevens (Framatome ), V. Korolev (Framatome ), V. I. Arimescu (Framatome )