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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
Wednesday, October 8, 2025|1:00–2:40PM CDT|Salon B
Session Chair:
Patrick Raynaud
Co-Chair:
Phil Sharpe
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A Thorium Molten Salt Reactor That Only Needs Refueling with Fertile Fuel
1:00–1:25PM CDT
Lorenzo Chierici (Copenhagen Atomics), Aslak Stubsgaard (Copenhagen Atomics), Thomas J. Pedersen (Copenhagen Atomics)
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Pin-Type Fluoride Salt-Cooled Reactor Assembly Optimization with Neutronics and Fuel Performance Considerations
1:25–1:50PM CDT
Viktoriia Hozhyk (Univ. Cambridge), Alejandra De Lara (Univ. Cambridge), Eugene Shwageraus (Univ. Cambridge)
Investigation of Burn-up Dependent Thermo-mechanical Behavior of Heat-Pipe Cooled Microreactors
1:50–2:15PM CDT
Chiara Genoni (Texas A&M), Vefa N. Kucukboyaci (Westinghouse Electric Co.), Fausto Franceschini (Westinghouse Mangiatrotti), Alessandro Scolaro (EPFL), Carlo Fiorina (Texas A&M)
Power Density Uprates through High Surface-to-Volume Fuels in Integral Pressurized Water Reactors
2:15–2:40PM CDT
Assil Halimi (MIT), Koroush Shirvan (MIT)