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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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Reactor criticality, states’ new nuclear plans among NECX 2026 highlights
The second day of the Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX 2026) kicked off with success stories on the start-up and state levels.
In Wednesday’s opening plenary session, representatives of three of the four companies that reached criticality on or before Executive Order 14301’s July 4 target date—Aalo Atomics, Antares Nuclear, and Deployable Energy—talked about the run-up to meeting the deadline. Following the opener, officials from Kentucky, New York, and Utah discussed ambitious plans to expand nuclear power in their respective states.
Technical Session
Tuesday, October 7, 2025|1:00–2:40PM CDT|Salon A
Session Chair:
Kenneth J. Geelhood
Co-Chair:
Petr Cervenka
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Future Opportunities for LWR Irradiations in US Test Reactors
1:00–1:25PM CDT
Nicolas E. Woolstenhulme (INL), Nate S. Oldham (INL), Austin D. Fleming (INL), Klint Anderson (INL), Charles P. Folsom (INL), Jacob P. Gorton (ORNL), Kory Linton (ORNL), David M. Carpenter (MIT), Gordon E. Kohse (MIT)
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Developing New Fuels for High Performance Research Reactors
1:25–1:50PM CDT
Rosemary A. Montgomery (ORNL), Scott Ravenhill (Department of Energy, NNSA), Brett Cox (Department of Energy, NNSA), Brian Waud (NNSA), Joan Dix (National Nuclear Security Administration)
NEA Second Framework for Irradiation Experiments FIDES-II: Building and Maintaining Competences Through International Collaboration
1:50–2:15PM CDT
Markus Beilmann (Nuclear Energy Agency), Tatiana Ivanova (Nuclear Energy Agency), Koji Kitano (Nuclear Regulation Authority), Olivier Marchand (ASNR), Marek Miklos (Research Centre Rez), Ville Tulkki (Nuclear Energy Agency), Peter Ungelenk (Gesellschaft für Anlagen- und Reaktorsicherheit), Daniel M. Wachs (INL)
Pressure Drop Measurement Comparison between the Westinghouse EMBLA Loop and the ŠKODA JS KAZEX Loop
2:15–2:40PM CDT
Fredrik Waldemarsson (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Michal Dostál (Škoda JS), Luděk Kroj (Škoda JS)
Presented by Uffe Bergmann (Westinghouse Electric Co.)