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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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Developers, officials talk advanced reactor outlook with NRC
The public had a rare opportunity Tuesday morning when the Nuclear Regulatory Commission gathered leaders from the Department of Energy, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, TerraPower, Radiant, Westinghouse, and X-energy to share updates on their respective high-profile new nuclear projects and initiatives.
During the meeting, titled “Advanced Reactor Landscape: Current Status and Moving Forward,” federal and industry officials presented on their respective endeavors, providing new updates, refreshers on previously announced information, and takeaways from their experiences.
Yilin Liang (Xi’an Jiaotong Univ.), Yunzhao Li (Xi’an Jiaotong Univ.), Yuancheng Zhou (Xi’an Jiaotong Univ.), Yisong Li (Xi’an Jiaotong Univ.), Shilong Zhou (Xi’an Jiaotong Univ.), Hengrui Zhang (Xi’an Jiaotong Univ.), Weiguo Wang (Xi’an Jiaotong Univ.), Yuxiang Ou (Xi’an Jiaotong Univ.), Songzhe Wang (Xi’an Jiaotong Univ.), Junwei Qin (Xi’an Jiaotong Univ.), Ruizhi Shao (Xi’an Jiaotong Univ.), Xiaoying Li (Xi’an Jiaotong Univ.), Wei Shen (Candu Owners Group)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors (PHYSOR 2024) | San Francisco, CA, April 21-24, 2024 | Pages 1948-1957
