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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|1:00–2:40PM CDT|Salon A
Session Chair:
Libing Zhu
Co-Chair:
Zeses E. Karoutas
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Development of a Fuel-Coolant Interaction Test Facility for Studying Fuel Dispersal during Loss of Coolant Accident
1:00–1:25PM CDT
Caleb Malinowski (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Peter Iascone (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute), Shanbin Shi (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
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Analysis of Fuel Dispersal Behavior through Integral LOCA and Separate Effect Tests
1:25–1:50PM CDT
Hyunwoo Yook (Seoul Nat'l Univ.), Youho Lee (Seoul Nat'l Univ.)
Effect of Rod Internal Gas State on FFRD Behavior of High Burnup Fuel during LOCA Conditions
1:50–2:15PM CDT
Kazuo Kakiuchi (JAEA), Takafumi Narukawa (The University of Tokyo), Yutaka Udagawa (JAEA), Jinya Katsuyama (JAEA), Takeshi Mihara (JAEA), Masaki Amaya (JAEA)
Fuel Rod Bowing During Non-Axisymetrical Rewetting After DND: Thermomechanical Analysis
2:15–2:40PM CDT
Charbal A. (CEA), Ambard A. (EDF), Ton-That M. (EDF), Mubarak A. (EDF), Le Jolu T. (CEA), Vermoyal J.-J. (EDF)