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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|8:00–9:45AM EST|Monroe
Session Chair:
Bob Borelli (Univ. Idaho)
Alternate Chair:
Megan Harkema
Session Organizer:
Emily R. Stein
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What Communities Want: Rethinking Collaboration-Based Siting of Permanent Nuclear Waste Repositories with Public Input and AI
8:00–8:20AM EST
Muhammad R. Abdussami (Univ. Michigan, Ann Arbor), Rongyu Shen (Univ. Michigan), Lily Bourgeois (Univ. Michigan), Aditi Verma (Univ. Michigan)
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Southern California Edison's Initiative to Clear SONGS of Spent Fuel
8:20–8:40AM EST
Manuel C. Camargo Jr. (Southern California Edison Company)
Spatio-Temporal Demographic Analysis of US Nuclear Fuel Cycle Facilities
8:40–9:00AM EST
Riley J. Fisher (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Aditi Verma (Univ. Michigan)
Extending a Simple Repository Risk Assessment Measure to Advanced Reactors
9:00–9:20AM EST
Kevin Kelly (EPRI), Steven Krahn (Vanderbilt Univ.), Allen Croff (Vanderbilt Univ.), Irfan Ibrahim (Vanderbilt Univ.), Dan Moneghan (EPRI)
A Collaborative-Based Siting case study Yucca Mountain siting: The Willrich report predictions
9:20–9:40AM EST
Cassie Koerner (Boise State University), R. A. Borrelli (University of Idaho)