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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|Transient Fuel Behavior and Safety Related Issues
Monday, October 10, 2022|10:15–11:55AM EDT|Adagio/Allegro
Session Chair:
Jinzhao Zhang (Tractabel)
Alternate Chair:
Michelle Bales (NEA)
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NRC's Research Information Letter on Fuel Fragmentation, Relocation and Dispersal
10:15–10:40AM EDT
James Corson (US Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Alice Chung (US Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Lucas Kyriazidis (US Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Michelle Bales (OECD Nuclear Energy Agency)
Paper
Experimental Study of the Effect of Neighboring Rods in Fuel Cladding Deformation Under LOCA Conditions
10:40–11:05AM EDT
Cristina Dominguez (IRSN), Pauline Lacote (IRSN), Alice Viretto (IRSN), Stéphane Charbaut (IRSN), Georges Repetto (IRSN)
Fragmentation Behavior of Cr2O3-Doped UO2 Pellets with Controlled Microstructure Under Prototypical LOCA and RIA Thermal Transient
11:05–11:30AM EDT
Dong Zhao (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Kun Yang (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Andre Broussard (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Heng Ban (Univ. Pittsburgh), Jie Lian (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
On the Role of Microstructure on the Burst Properties of Oxide Dispersion Strengthened FeCrAl Alloys During Simulated Loss-of-Coolant Accident Conditions
11:30–11:55AM EDT
Caleb P. Massey (ORNL), Kenneth A. Kane (ORNL), Ryan T. Sweet (ORNL), Samuel B. Bell (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Andrew T. Nelson (ORNL)