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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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Dozens of elected officials in California are urging Gov. Gavin Newsom and the California Legislature to act this year to extend operations at Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant past 2030.
Technical Session|Panel|Sponsored by OPD|Cosponsored by HFICD
Tuesday, November 11, 2025|1:00–2:45PM EST|Columbia 10
Session Chair:
Adam Stein (The Breakthrough Institute)
Alternate Chairs:
Nicolas E. Stauff (ANL)
William N. Mann
Session Organizer:
The surge in power expected from datacenters is fueling renewed interest in nuclear power in the U.S., as demonstrated with several recent announcements from tech companies leading to reactor restart, uprates, or new construction. This session will provide an overview of several recent DOE projects that support deployment of nuclear-powered datacenters.
Andrew Foss
U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Nuclear Energy
Aaron Epiney
INL
Nicolas Stauff
ANL
Timothy Grunloh
Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
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Progress and Challenges Toward Deployment of Nuclear-Powered Datacenters
1:00–1:20PM EST
William N. Mann (ANL), Nicolas E. Stauff (ANL)