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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
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|Panel|Sponsored by RPD
Tuesday, November 17, 2020|12:00–2:10PM EST
Session Chair:
Robert Hill (ANL)
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Tim Beville (DOE)
Staff Producer:
Julie Bry (American Nuclear Society)
A new domestic Program to support demonstrations of advanced reactor technologies has been initiated by DOE. Recently, two cost-share projects for near-term reactor demonstrations were announced. At this session, TerraPower and XEnergy will outline demonstration plans for their advanced reactor concepts.
Tim Beville
DOE
Darren Gale
X-energy
Tara Neider
TerraPower
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