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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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INL reports findings on unusual quantum behavior of plutonium
Scientists at Idaho National Laboratory have discovered that plutonium hexaboride (PuB6) displays a type of unusual quantum property called a topological Kondo insulating state. Materials with this property are neither typical electricity conductors nor regular insulators. Rather, they have exterior surfaces that strongly conduct electricity and interiors that block electricity.
Technical Session|Sponsored by RPD
Monday, November 14, 2022|1:00–2:45PM MST|Sonoran 7
Session Chair:
Pavel V. Tsvetkov (TAMU)
Alternate Chair:
Massimiliano Fratoni (UC Berkeley)
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A Sensitivity Analysis for Utilizing Alternative Cladding Materials in APR1400
1:00–1:20PM MST
Nouf T. Alhattawi (Khalifa Univ. Science and Technology), Mohammad Alrwashdeh (Khalifa Univ. Science and Technology)
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Machine Learning Approach in Determining Reactor Physics of Subcritical Reactors
1:20–1:40PM MST
Ronald Daryll E. Gatchalian (TAMU), Pavel V. Tsvetkov (TAMU)
Preliminary Design of a Low Power, Natural Circulation Liquid Fuel Molten Salt Reactor for the Production of Radio-Isotopes
1:40–2:00PM MST
Tatiana Siaraferas (Univ. California, Berkeley), Stu Burgess (Univ. California, Berkeley), Mubasheer Chombakkadath (Univ. California, Berkeley), Yonk Mok Kim (Univ. California, Berkeley), Juhi Nandwani (Univ. California, Berkeley), Richy Rocha (Univ. California, Berkeley), Madeleine Waller (Univ. California, Berkeley), Massimiliano Fratoni (Univ. California, Berkeley)
Heavy-Water Reactor Progression Problems: NRX Neutronics Benchmark
2:00–2:20PM MST
Briana Hiscox (ORNL), Tarek Ghaddar (ORNL), Brian Ade (ORNL), Austin Lo (GenAlpha Nuclear Technologies)
