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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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Oklo signs MOU with Standard Nuclear to explore plutonium recycling
Oklo announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Standard Nuclear to explore commercial collaboration on nuclear fuel recycling and advanced fuel manufacturing. According to Oklo, the collaboration with TRISO fuel fabricator Standard Nuclear represents the company’s first third-party offtake pathway for recycled nuclear materials, including surplus U.S. plutonium.
April 14–18, 2019
Knoxville, TN|Knoxville Convention Center
General Chairs:
John Scaglione (Manager, Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
Rob Howard (Project Manager, Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
Program Chair:
Eric Pierce (Group Leader, Earth Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
Assistant Program Chairs:
Steve Skutnik (UTK)
Yifeng Wang (Sandia National Laboratories)
Mark Nutt (Argonne National Laboratory)
