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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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Terrestrial Energy and Texas A&M reach agreement on reactor siting
Terrestrial Energy has signed ground lease and research agreements with the Texas A&M University System (TAMUS) to exclusively use about 77 acres of land at the Texas A&M–RELLIS campus, in Bryan, Texas, for development of the company’s Integral Molten Salt Reactor (IMSR). The agreements give Terrestrial Energy control of the site and provide support for completion of site characterization work, environmental evaluations, and testing and research activities related to the IMSR.
International High Level Radioactive Waste Management (IHLRWM 2025)
Technical Session
Wednesday, November 12, 2025|10:15AM–12:00PM EST|Lincoln West
Session Chair:
Andrew Barto (NRC)
Alternate Chair:
John Scaglione
Session Organizer:
Hatice Akkurt
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PWR 24-Month Cycle Characteristics for SFP Criticality Analyses
10:15–10:35AM EST
Kasey Kennett (Dominion Energy), David Orr (Duke Energy)
Paper
Application of Sampler to the LEU+ Burnup Credit Uncertainty Question
10:35–10:55AM EST
Robert A. Hall (Duke Energy), David S. Orr (Duke Energy)
Comparison of LEU+ Reactivity Decrements for SFP Burnup Credit
10:55–11:15AM EST
Adequacy of 5% Depletion Uncertainty for LEU+/HBU SFP Burnup Credit
11:15–11:35AM EST
Hatice Akkurt (EPRI), Robert Hall (EPRI)
Applied Research at the U.S. Department of Energy on Storage and Transportation of Spent Nuclear Fuel
11:35–11:55AM EST
Paul Cantonwine (ORNL), Gordon Petersen (INL), Richard Wyrwas (SRNL), Mychailo Toloczko (PNNL), Steven Vitto (Department Of Energy), Paul Murray (DOE Office of Nuclear Energy)
