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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
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Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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The deadline arrives: Checking in on the Reactor Pilot Program
On May 23, 2025, President Trump signed Executive Order 14301, “Reforming Nuclear Reactor Testing at the DOE,” which instructed the Department of Energy to create a Reactor Pilot Program (RPP)—a new system in which companies could pursue DOE authorization to build and test their first-of-a-kind nuclear technologies. EO 14301 set an ambitious goal for that program: three reactors achieving criticality by July 4, 2026.
Technical Session|Sponsored by ANS
Wednesday, November 18, 2020|2:40–4:20PM EST
Session Chair:
John Starkey (ANS)
Session Organizer:
Staff Producer:
Join ANS Executive Director/CEO, Craig Piercy and ANS Director of Government Relations, John Starkey for a fireside chat with Congressional Staff centered around nuclear policy possibilities/changes for the upcoming 117th Congress and beyond. Congressional Staff participants include former ANS Congressional Fellow Alyse Huffman: Professional Staff Member for the House Science, Space and Technology Committee – Energy Subcommittee, and Spencer Nelson: Professional Staff Member for the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
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