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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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Helion secures new licenses from Washington
Last week, Everett, Wash., fusion start-up Helion Energy announced that it has received its radioactive materials license and radioactive air emissions license from the state of Washington.
According to the company, these milestones make it “the first company in the world to secure the regulatory licenses needed for a fusion power plant” and represent confirmation that it has the needed facilities, trained personnel, and safety programs in place to safely operate its fusion machine.
3:15–5:00PM EST
Lincoln East
Session Chair: Jeffery Greathouse|Alternate Chair: Jonathan Major
Panel|Lincoln West
Session Chair: Dan Moneghan|Alternate Chair: Sylvia Saltzstein
8:00–9:45AM EST
Session Chair: Hiroyuki Umeki|Alternate Chair: Emily R. Stein
Monroe
Session Chair: Sylvia J. Saltzstein|Alternate Chair: Dauren Sarsenbayev
Lincoln West
Session Chair: Joe Faldowski|Alternate Chair: Rob Howard
10:15AM–12:00PM EST
Session Chair: Ricardo Torres|Alternate Chair: Steven P. Nesbit
Panel|Monroe
Session Chair: Christina Leggett|Alternate Chair: Sven O. Bader
Session Chair: Seth King|Alternate Chair: Eduardo Basurto
Session Chair: LianGe Zheng|Alternate Chairs: Emily R. Stein, LianGe Zheng
Session Chair: Erika Holt|Alternate Chair: Jens Birkholzer
Georgetown West
Session Chair: Haruko Wainwright|Alternate Chair: Lindsay Shuller-Nickles
Session Chair: Kasey Kennett|Alternate Chair: Matt Feldman
Session Chair: Bob Borelli|Alternate Chair: Megan Harkema
Session Chair: Jens Birkholzer|Alternate Chair: Erika Holt
Session Chair: Andrew Barto|Alternate Chair: John Scaglione
Session Chair: Rob Howard|Alternate Chair: Lindsay Shuller-Nickles
1:00–2:45PM EST
Session Chair: Hatice Akkurt|Alternate Chair: Sylvia Saltzstein
Session Chair: Erika Holt|Alternate Chair: Sven O. Bader
