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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|3:15–5:20PM CDT|Salon B
Session Chair:
Peter G. Newby
Co-Chair:
Darren J. Skitt
Session Organizer:
Kallie E. Metzger
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Metallic Fuel Research and Development in the U.S. National Program
3:15–3:40PM CDT
Colby B. Jensen (INL), Douglas L. Porter (INL), Nicolas E. Woolstenhulme (INL), Tiankai Yao (INL), Pavel G. Medvedev (INL), Randall S. Fielding (INL), Benjamin P. Eftink (LANL), Stuart A. Maloy (PNNL), Caleb P. Massey (ORNL), Kun Mo (ANL), Daniel M. Wachs (INL)
Paper
Metal Fuel Performance in Sodium Fast Reactors: Post-Irradiation Examination
3:40–4:05PM CDT
Tiankai Yao (INL), Randall S. Fielding (INL), Yachun Wang (INL), Colby B. Jensen (INL), Douglas L. Porter (INL)
Implementation of a Constituent Redistribution Model for Metallic U-Zr and U-Pu-Zr Fuels in the FAST Fuel Performance Code
4:05–4:30PM CDT
Dylan F. Wray (PNNL), Kenneth J. Geelhood (PNNL), Kevin T. Clarno (Univ. Texas, Austin)
Metallic Fuel Fabrication Optimization
4:30–4:55PM CDT
Randall S. Fielding (INL), Alejandro Dayag (INL), Adrian Silva (TAMU)
Conceptual Assessment of Lightbridge Fuel Post-CHF Performance
4:55–5:20PM CDT
Birol Aktas (Lightbridge)