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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.
4:20–5:45PM EST
Panel|International Ballroom East|Sponsored by Executive Track
Session Chair: Marty Plys
10:00–11:45AM EST
Session Chair: Leah Parks|Alternate Chair: Laura Hermann
1:00–2:45PM EST
Session Chair: Judi Greenwald|Alternate Chair: Patrick White
3:05–4:50PM EST
Session Chairs: Todd S. Palmer, Ryan G. McClarren
8:00–9:45AM EST
Session Chair: Aditi Verma
Session Chair: Kaushik Banerjee
Session Chair: Craig H Piercy|Alternate Chair: John Starkey
