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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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Nuclear methods for screwworm eradication
Last week, the International Atomic Energy Agency announced the launch of a coordinated research project focused on a nuclear technique that can tackle the reemergence of New World screwworm (NWS) in Central America, Mexico, and the United States.
Technical Session
Tuesday, October 7, 2025|8:00–9:40AM CDT|Cumberland South
Session Chair:
Nadine Hollasky
Co-Chair:
Randall J. Dunavant
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An IAEA Review of Status and Current Practices on Structural Behaviours of Fuel Assemblies in Light Water Cooled Reactors
8:00–8:25AM CDT
Jinzhao Zhang (Tractebel Engineering), Ki Seob Sim (Consultant), Cristina Muñoz-Reja Ruiz (ENUSA), Guillaume Ricciardi (CEA), Julien Pacull (Framatome), Andrey Alekseyev (Kurchatov Institute), Yeldos Kultayev (IAEA)
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Experience Feedback on Framatome's PWR Structural Material Q12 at Increased Burnups
8:25–8:50AM CDT
E. W. Schweitzer (Framatome), V. Schoss (Framatome), V. Chabretou (Framatome), J. O'Shaughnessy (Framatome)
Digital Solutions for Visual Fuel Assembly Inspection
8:50–9:15AM CDT
Markus Wicklein (Framatome)
LaSip System: Precision Leak Detection for Old Fuel, Small Leakers, and Fuel Repair Verification
9:15–9:40AM CDT
Lage Fridemo (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Ben Strengell (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Andreas Fristedt Åblad (Westinghouse Electric Co.)
Presented by Daniel Engbom (Westinghouse Electric Co.)