Hosted and organized by INL and sponsored by Idaho State University, Argonne National Laboratory, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the 2026 edition of the MeV School brought together the leading experts in nuclear energy from around the world to “provide upcoming and current engineers and scientists with advanced studies in integrated modeling, experimentation, and validation to develop an understanding of the current and future challenges facing nuclear energy advancement.” Students are chosen for the two-week school through an application process, and ISU nuclear engineering graduate students Sweet Shanahan and Aaron McQuoid made the cut.
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