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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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Deployable Energy achieves criticality at INL
Ahead of the July 4 deadline set by President Trump in Executive Order 14301, the nuclear community has been following the developments of the Department of Energy’s Reactor Pilot Program, in which companies have been pursuing DOE authorization to build and test their first-of-a-kind nuclear technologies. The EO set an ambitious goal of three reactors achieving criticality by July 4, 2026.
Technical Session|Transient Fuel Behavior and Safety Related Issues
Wednesday, October 12, 2022|3:30–5:10PM EDT|Adagio/Allegro
Session Chair:
Michelle Bales (NEA)
Alternate Chair:
Emmanuel Rouge (IRSN)
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In-Situ Thermomechanical Measurements During Burst Testing of Zr Claddings Using Digital Image Correlation and Infrared Thermography Techniques
3:30–3:55PM EDT
Samuel B. Bell (Univ. Tennessee., Knoxville), Benton Garrison (ORNL), Ryan T. Sweet (ORNL), Mackenzie Ridley (ORNL), Kenneth A. Kane (Johns Hopkins Univ. Applied Physics Laboratory), Nathan A. Capps (ORNL)
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Investigation of Nuclear Fuels Behaviour Under Thermal Stresses: New Insights Gained Thanks to Laser-Based Experiments
3:55–4:20PM EDT
Yves Pontillon (CEA), Thomas Doualle (CEA), Matthieu Reymond (CEA), Vincent Klosek (CEA), Laurent Gallais (Aix Marseille Univ.)
Presented by Veronica D'Ambrosi (CEA)
Transient Fuel Tests in BR-2 with the Pressurized Water Capsule -- Decomposing Gamma-Heating and Nuclear Fission Contributions
4:20–4:45PM EDT
S. Billiet (SCK CEN), B. Boer (SCK CEN), R. Van Nieuwenhove (SCK CEN), E. Sikik (SCK CEN), S. Mellemans (SCK CEN), G. Van den Branden (SCK CEN), M. Verwerft (SCK CEN)
The NEA Framework for Irradiation Experiments (FIDES): A New Future for International Collaboration on Nuclear Fuel Research
4:45–5:10PM EDT
Michelle Bales (Nuclear Energy Agency), Markus Beilmann (Nuclear Energy Agency), Gilles Bignan (Commissariat for Atomic Energy and Alternative Energies), Raymond Furstenau (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Tatiana Ivanova (Nuclear Energy Agency), Olivier Marchand (IRSN), Daniel Wachs (INL)
