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Schedule Timeline

Schedule is subject to change

Sunday — October 5, 2025
12:00PM CDT
    Events
  • Exhibit Setup 12:00-5:00 pm — Exhibit Hours
3:00PM CDT
    Events
  • Registration/Help Desk open from 3:00-7:00pm — Registration/Help Desk Hours
6:00PM CDT
    Events
  • Opening Reception and Technology Expo Grand Opening — Events
Monday — October 6, 2025
7:30AM CDT
    Events
  • Continental Breakfast from 7:30-8:00 am — Meals and Breaks
  • Exhibit Hours 7:30 am-3:30 pm — Exhibit Hours
  • Registration/Help Desk open from 7:30-4:00pm — Registration/Help Desk Hours
8:00AM CDT
    Sessions
  • Opening Plenary
9:30AM CDT
    Events
  • Networking Break from 9:30–10:00 am — Meals and Breaks
10:00AM CDT
    Sessions
  • Reliability & Fuel Assembly Technology (Cumberland South)
  • Fuel Fragmentation and Thermal Behavior (Brentwood/Franklin)
  • Thermal Behavior and Cladding Integrity in Dry Storage (Salon A)
  • TRISO Fuel Post-Irradiation and Performance (Salon B)
1:00PM CDT
    Sessions
  • Optimization & Fuel Management (Cumberland South)
  • Advanced Coatings & Protection Materials (Brentwood/Franklin)
  • LOCA Testing and Cladding Deformation (Salon A)
  • Hydrogen Behavior and Mechanical Effects on Cladding (Salon B)
2:40PM CDT
    Events
  • Networking Break from 2:40–3:15 pm — Meals and Breaks
3:15PM CDT
    Sessions
  • Fuel Performance & Behavior (Cumberland South)
  • Accident Tolerant Fuel Programs & Deployment (Brentwood/Franklin)
  • Ballooning Behavior and RIA Analysis (Salon A)
  • Fuel Cycle Optimization and Storage Management (Salon B)
Tuesday — October 7, 2025
7:30AM CDT
    Events
  • Continental Breakfast from 7:30-8:00 am — Meals and Breaks
  • Exhibit Hours 7:30 am-3:30 pm — Exhibit Hours
  • Registration/Help Desk open from 7:30-4:00pm — Registration/Help Desk Hours
8:00AM CDT
    Sessions
  • Structural Materials & Inspection (Cumberland South)
  • Mechanical Behavior & Irradiation Testing (Brentwood/Franklin)
  • High Burnup Fuel Behavior and Microstructure (Salon A)
  • Experimental Facilities & Instrumentation (Salon B)
9:40AM CDT
    Events
  • Networking Break from 9:40–10:00 am — Meals and Breaks
10:00AM CDT
    Sessions
  • Fuel Materials & Cladding Behavior (Cumberland South)
  • Fuel Fabrication & Material Innovation (Brentwood/Franklin)
  • Cladding Material Testing & Inspection (Salon A)
  • TRISO Material Science and Microstructure (Salon B)
1:00PM CDT
    Sessions
  • Manufacturing & Fabrication Technology (Cumberland South)
  • Simulation Tools & Safety Code Development (Brentwood/Franklin)
  • Reactor Irradiation Capabilities & Fuel Development (Salon A)
  • TRISO Fabrication Techniques (Salon B)
2:40PM CDT
    Events
  • Networking Break from 2:40–3:15 pm — Meals and Breaks
3:15PM CDT
    Sessions
  • Fuel System Designs & SMR Applications (Salon A)
  • Machine Learning in Nuclear Systems (Brentwood/Franklin)
  • Metallic Fuel Development and Modeling (Salon B)
3:30PM CDT
    Events
  • Exhibit Teardown 3:30-5:30 pm — Exhibit Hours
6:00PM CDT
    Events
  • Banquet — Events
Wednesday — October 8, 2025
7:30AM CDT
    Events
  • Continental Breakfast from 7:30-8:00 am — Meals and Breaks
  • Registration/Help Desk open from 7:30-4:00pm — Registration/Help Desk Hours
8:00AM CDT
    Sessions
  • Advanced Cladding (Cumberland South)
  • Reactor Operation & Design Optimization (Brentwood/Franklin)
  • TRISO Fuel (Salon A)
  • Fuel Innovation and Fabrication Techniques (Salon B)
9:40AM CDT
    Events
  • Networking Break from 9:40–10:00 am — Meals and Breaks
10:00AM CDT
    Sessions
  • Experimental Development & Evaluation Platforms (Cumberland South)
  • Fuel Performance & Thermomechanical Effects (Brentwood/Franklin)
  • Fission Gas Release Studies (Salon A)
  • Fuel Behavior and Irradiation Modeling (Salon B)
1:00PM CDT
    Sessions
  • Advances on Coated Cladding R&D (Cumberland South)
  • Transient & Accident Condition Simulations (Brentwood/Franklin)
  • Fuel-Coolant Interaction and Dispersal Behavior (Salon A)
  • Advanced Reactor Design and Fuel Systems (Salon B)
2:40PM CDT
    Events
  • Networking Break from 2:40–3:15 pm — Meals and Breaks
3:15PM CDT
    Sessions
  • Fuel Material Innovation & Characterization (Cumberland South)
  • Licensing, Industry Codes & New Designs (Brentwood/Franklin)
  • Material Characterization and Phase Transformation (Salon A)
  • Infrastructure & Analytical Tools for Fuel Testing (Salon B)
Thursday — October 9, 2025
6:15AM CDT
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  • Tour of Oak Ridge National Laboratory (SOLD OUT) (Oak Ridge National Laboratory) — Tours
7:30AM CDT
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  • Tour of Bellefonte Nuclear Plant — Tours
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