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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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The deadline arrives: Checking in on the Reactor Pilot Program
On May 23, 2025, President Trump signed Executive Order 14301, “Reforming Nuclear Reactor Testing at the DOE,” which instructed the Department of Energy to create a Reactor Pilot Program (RPP)—a new system in which companies could pursue DOE authorization to build and test their first-of-a-kind nuclear technologies. EO 14301 set an ambitious goal for that program: three reactors achieving criticality by July 4, 2026.
May 1–5, 2016
Unifying Theory and Experiments in the 21st Century
Sun Valley, ID|Sun Valley Resort
Physor 2016 will take place at the Sun Valley Resort in Sun Valley, ID. Group rates of $104.00 plus a 6% resort fee and 12% tax are available Saturday, May 30 through Wednesday, May 4. Check-in time is 4:00pm. Check-out time is 11:00am. Group rates will be honored three days prior and three days following the conference dates based on availability. Reservations can be made by calling 800-786-8259 or reservations@sunvalley.com. Guests should be identified as part of the American Nuclear Society, Physor 2016 Meeting. All reservations must be confirmed 30 days prior to the meeting date to secure the group rate. After this time rooms will be accepted on a space available basis.
General Chair:
Finis H. Southworth (Consultant, NGNP Industry Alliance)
Program Chair:
Mark DeHart (Senior Reactor Physicist, Idaho National Laboratory)
Assistant Program Chairs:
Todd Palmer (Professor of Nuclear Engineering, Oregon State University)
Kent Welter (Nuclear Safety Engineering Manager, NuScale Power)