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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|Panel
Wednesday, November 12, 2025|1:00–2:45PM EST|Monroe
Session Chair:
Erika Holt
Alternate Chair:
Sven O. Bader
Session Organizer:
Erika Holt (VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland)
A friendly debate to uncover the pros, cons, challenges, and benefits of multinational versus national repositories. The panelists have been divided up into two teams to debate each type of repository and to allow the audience to direct questions to either team for a response or to both teams to debate.
David Hess
DeepGeo
David Oxberry
Studsvik
Rob McCullum
NEI
Rebecca Tadesse
Nuclear Energy Agency