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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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NN Asks: Is the U.S. ready for nuclear construction to accelerate?
Craig Stover
Yes, but . . .
The United States is better positioned today for nuclear construction than it has been in decades. Some of that comes from the experience gained at Vogtle and V.C. Summer. I was part of the team that helped start the V.C. Summer project in 2008, and at that time we were trying to build a nuclear construction workforce from scratch. We learned a lot through that effort, and many of those lessons learned have since been studied, documented, and shared.
The nuclear industry is also benefiting from the wave of investment that started growing around 2020. Over the last five or six years, there has been a serious effort across the country to get ready for new nuclear builds. The U.S. government and the private sector are investing billions of dollars in new nuclear. Much of that work is happening before widespread commercial deployment contracts are signed. This is real, and we need to prepare.
Technical Session|Sponsored by NCSD
Monday, November 18, 2024|1:00–2:45PM EST|Fantail
Session Chair:
Michael Cartwright (Y-12)
Alternate Chair:
Benjamin Martin
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Improved Solid Angle Formulas for use in Criticality Hand Calculations
1:00–1:20PM EST
Jeffrey A. Favorite (LANL)
Paper
Bias and Bias Uncertainty for High-Burnup and Extended Enrichment Fuels in Criticality Safety Analyses Validation Studies
1:20–1:40PM EST
A. Lang (ORNL), M.N. Dupont (ORNL), A.M. Shaw (ORNL), W.A. Metwally (ORNL), W.J. Marshall (ORNL), C. Celik (ORNL), V. Karriem (ORNL), L. Reed Fassino (ORNL)
What is a Criticality Safety Officer at Savannah River Site
1:40–2:00PM EST
Tracy E. Stover (Savannah River Nuclear Solutions)
CAAS Detectability and Source Term Considerations
2:00–2:20PM EST
Timothy Jackson (Y-12 National Security Complex)
Standardized Criticality Safety Limits in Decommissioning Support at Los Alamos
2:20–2:40PM EST
Trevor Stewart (LANL)
