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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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Front-end nuclear fuel supply cooperation: Turning allied interdependence into strategic advantage
The global nuclear revival, which is fueled by unprecedented demand for firm, affordable, dispatchable power for artificial intelligence and data center build-out, energy security imperatives, and climate commitments, has exposed a structural reality of the Western fuel cycle: No single allied nation currently possesses the full suite of front-end capabilities. From mining through conversion, enrichment, fabrication, and the emerging deconversion and metallization steps required for reactor fuels, capability is distributed across Canada, France, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States (collectively, the “Sapporo Five”), as well as a small group of close partners.
Technical Session|Sponsored by OPD
Wednesday, November 20, 2024|1:00–2:45PM EST|Grouper
Session Chair:
Caleb Miller (Univ. Texas, Austin)
Alternate Chair:
Ethan Rozak (Univ. Texas, Austin)
Session Organizer:
William N. Mann
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An Innovative Approach to Beta Nuclear Battery Using Cyclotron Emission
1:00–1:20PM EST
Sungbeen Park (KAIST), Bin Ahn (KAIST), Jee Hyun Seong (KAIST)
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Manipulating Forms Loss Coefficients to Correct Channel Flow Distribution
1:20–1:40PM EST
Caleb Miller (Univ. Texas, Austin), Benjamin Collins (Univ. Texas, Austin), Kevin Clarno (Univ. Texas, Austin)
Modeling Natural Circulation of Single-Phase Molten Salt
1:40–2:00PM EST
Ethan Rozak (Univ. Texas, Austin), Eduardo Borges Issa (Univ. Texas, Austin), Cole Gentry (Univ. Texas, Austin), Kevin Clarno (Univ. Texas, Austin)
High Temperature Molten Salt Lubricated Hydrodynamic Bearing Test Facility with Distilled Water Pre-Test
2:00–2:20PM EST
Yuqi Liu (Univ. New Mexico), Minghui Chen (Univ. New Mexico)