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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|Used Fuel Storage, Transportation, and Re-Use
Wednesday, October 12, 2022|8:20–10:00AM EDT|Adagio/Allegro
Session Chair:
Rose Montgomery (ORNL)
Alternate Chair:
Rick Shimskey (PNNL)
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Metallography Examination and Hardness Measurements of High-Burnup Spent Nuclear Fuel Claddings During Simulated Drying Conditions
8:20–8:45AM EDT
Muhammet Ayanoglu (ORNL), Rose Montgomery (ORNL), Bruce Bevard (ORNL)
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Microscopy Examinations of KKB Special Fuel Rods
8:45–9:10AM EDT
Pia Tejland (Studsvik Nuclear), Joakim K.-H. Karlsson (Studsvik Nuclear), Cecilia Janzon (Studsvik Nuclear), T. Lin (Studsvik Nuclear), Anna-Maria Alvarez (Studsvik Nuclear), Kyle Johnson (Studsvik Nuclear), Radomir Josek (Studsvik Nuclear), Arno Benen (Vattenfall Europe Nuclear Energy)
