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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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Industry Update—August 2026
Here is a recap of recent industry happenings:
NuScale looks to Paragon for I&C
Paragon Energy Solutions, a Mirion Technologies company, has won a contract from NuScale Power to complete the final design development of Paragon’s Highly Integrated Protection System (HIPS) for use with the 77-MWe NuScale Power Module, which can be deployed with a single control room supporting as many as 12 modules. Under the contract, Paragon is to complete the nonrecurring engineering and design deliverables for three instrumentation and control systems built on the HIPS platform: the module protection system, the safety display and indication system, and the plant protection system.
Technical Session
Tuesday, October 7, 2025|10:00–11:40AM CDT|Cumberland South
Session Chair:
Ian E. Porter
Co-Chair:
Patrick Raynaud
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Recent Operating Experience with GNF-Ziron Cladding in BWRs
10:00–10:25AM CDT
Zachary Ledford (Global Nuclear Fuel), Brianna Ashing (Global Nuclear Fuel), Ian Porter (Global Nuclear Fuel)
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Atom Probe Characterization of Nb Nanocluster near the Oxide Film/Metal Interface in Nb-Doped PWR Cladding after In-Reactor Irradiation
10:25–10:50AM CDT
Fumihiro Nakamori (Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry), Takashi Sawabe (Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry), Masaya Kozuka (Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry), Takeshi Sonoda (Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry)
Progress on the Thermomechanical Properties and Creep Behavior of ATF Ceramic Fuels
10:50–11:15AM CDT
Christopher A. Butler (LANL), Joshua T. White (LANL), Austin Nichols (LANL)
Evolution of Microstructure of Advanced Zirconium Alloys with Increasing Level of Irradiation
11:15–11:40AM CDT
Stanislav Linhart (ALVEL, a.s.), Josef Belac (ALVEL, a.s.), Radomir Rehacek (ALVEL, a.s.), Aleksey A. Shishkin (JSC TVEL), Maksim M. Grekhov (JSC TVEL), Alexander Y. Shevyakov (SC VNIINM), Vladimir V. Novikov (SC VNIINM), Vladimir A. Markelov (SC VNIINM), Petra Gavelova (Research Centre Rez), Patricie Halodova (Research Centre Rez)
