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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
Monday, October 6, 2025|3:15–4:55PM CDT|Salon A
Session Chair:
David Rumschlag
Co-Chair:
Jeff Kobelak
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Study of the Ballooning Behavior based on the Validation of the MERCURY for Halden IFA-650.5,9 and 10 Experiments
3:15–3:40PM CDT
Hyochan Kim (KAERI), Jangsoo Oh (KAERI), Changhwan Shin (KAERI)
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Simulation of Clad Ballooning during NSRR RIA Tests with the Fuel Performance Code ALCYONE
3:40–4:05PM CDT
Isabelle Guénot-Delahaie (CEA), Jérôme Sercombe (CEA), Antoine Bouloré (CEA), Clément Introïni (CEA), Rodrigue Largenton (EDF), Xavier Haller (Framatome)
CIP3-3 Test Results and First Post-Test Calculations with SCANAIR Code
4:05–4:30PM CDT
Georgenthum V (ASNR), Gruel A (ASNR), Moal A (ASNR), Gossens J-P (ASNR)
Introduction of New Limits for Reactivity Initiated Accidents in Switzerland
4:30–4:55PM CDT
A. Gorzel (ENSI), J. Dus (ENSI), K. Macku (ENSI), J. Ulrich (ENSI), G. Khvostov (PSI Center for Nuclear Engineering and Sciences)