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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.
November 15–19, 2009
Nuclear Power: Crafting Energy Solutions
Washington, DC|Omni Shoreham Hotel
Pre-registration is now closed. Please register on-site.
General Chairs:
Mark H. Ayers (President, Building & Construction Trades, AFL-CIO)
Carl Rau (President, Bechtel Corporation)
Program Chair:
Raymond H. Gabaldon III (Center Radiation Sciences, Sandia National Laboratories)
Embedded Topical
David Pointer (Argonne National Laboratory)
Amy Buu (Westinghouse Electric Company)
Program Chairs:
George Tsakanikas (Bechtel Power Corporation)
Jennifer Tobin (Nuclear Regulatory Commission)
General Chair:
Dr. Ronald A. Knief (XE Corporation)
Dr. Mark Prelas (University of Missouri-Columbia)
