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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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Long-term strategy calls for up to 10 new reactors in Canada
Canada has launched a Nuclear Energy Strategy, a long-term vision of its nuclear power potential that includes plans to deploy up to 10 new large-scale reactors in the country by 2040.
The June 22 announcement, along with ongoing projects at Darlington and Bruce Power, further confirm Canada's ambitions to expand its nuclear power presence not just domestically but also abroad. Four pillars stand at the heart of the country’s Nuclear Energy Strategy: new nuclear builds in Canada, maintaining its status as a top nuclear supplier and exporter, expanding uranium production, and continuing nuclear fission and fusion innovations.
Technical Session|Sponsored by NCSD
Wednesday, November 20, 2024|1:00–2:45PM EST|Fantail
Session Chair:
Joshua Gogolski
Alternate Chair:
Theresa E. Cutler
Session Organizer:
Benjamin Martin
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Calculation of Extended Subcritical Mass Limits in ANSI/ANS-8.1-2014
1:00–1:20PM EST
T.M. Greene (ORNL), D.G. Bowen (ORNL), G. Radulescu (ORNL)
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Criticality Safety Validation Methods for Heat-Source Plutonium
1:20–1:40PM EST
James Suthon (Univ. New Mexico), Christopher Perfetti (Univ. New Mexico)
Lessons Learned in Drafting ANSI/ANS-8.28-2024, Administrative Practices for the Use of Nondestructive Assay Measurements for Nuclear Criticality Safety
1:40–2:00PM EST
Jeff Chapman (National Nuclear Security Administration), Ernest Elliott (BWX Technologies)
Exploration of Firefighting Techniques and how this Affects Criticality Safety Advice at Sellafield Ltd
2:00–2:20PM EST
David Kirkwood (Sellafield), Amy van der Vyver (Sellafield)
Investigation of Benchmark keff Sensitivity and Uncertainty for 239Pu Fission in Specific Energy Ranges
2:20–2:40PM EST
J. Hutchinson (LANL), K. Amundson (LANL), P. Brain (LANL), T. Cutler (LANL), N. Kleedtke (LANL), R. Little (LANL), D. Neudecker (LANL)