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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
Wednesday, October 8, 2025|3:15–4:55PM CDT|Brentwood/Franklin
Session Chair:
Johann Plancher
Co-Chair:
Randall J. Dunavant
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Framatome Codes and Methods Solution for Economical Increased Enrichment and Increased Burnup Fuel Management
3:15–3:40PM CDT
Philippe Bellanger (Framatome), Chris Allison (Framatome), Lisa Gerken (Framatome), Brian Lockamon (Framatome), Steven Cole (Framatome)
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UJV Role in the Licensing of New Fuel Designs for Czech NPPs
3:40–4:05PM CDT
Jan Klouzal (UJV Rez), Radim Vočka (UJV Rez), Petr Vácha (UJV Rez)
BISON PCI Failure Analysis during Repeated BWR Load Following
4:05–4:30PM CDT
Oliver Baldwin (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Nathan Capps (ORNL), Joe Rashid (Structural Integrity Associates, Inc), Daniel Jädernäs (Vattenfall), Paul Blair (Vattenfall), David Palko (Vattenfall), Brian D. Wirth (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
FIDES-II/P2M Simulation Exercise on AN3 and AN10 Bump Tests: Main Results
4:30–4:55PM CDT
J. Sercombe (CEA), A. Vernier (CEA), V. D'Ambrosi (CEA Cadarache), I. Guénot-Delahaie (CEA), S. Béjaoui (CEA), D. Rozzia (SCK CEN), G. Bonny (SCK CEN), B. Boer (SCK CEN), R.-W. Bosch (SCK CEN), A. Ambard (EDF), A. Chaieb (EDF), A. Mohamad (JAEA), Y. Udagawa (JAEA), J. Corson (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), A. Scheuermann (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), K.A. Gamble (INL), R. Armstrong (INL), L.-E. Herranz (CIEMAT), C. Aguado (CIEMAT), F. Feria (CIEMAT), A. Toptan (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Y. Long (Westinghouse Electric Co.)
