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2026 ANS Winter Conference & Expo
November 15–18, 2026
Phoenix, AZ|Arizona Grand Resort & Spa
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Nuclear Science and Engineering
October 2026
Nuclear Technology
Fusion Science and Technology
August 2026
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Posiva begins drilling disposal holes at Finland’s Onkalo repository
Last week the Finnish nuclear waste management company Posiva began drilling holes for final disposal at the Onkalo deep geological repository, near the Olkiluoto nuclear power plant in western Finland. The company’s German-made Deposition Hole Boring Machine (DHBM) took about 10 hours to drill the first hole, with a depth of 8.4 meters and a diameter of 1.75 meters, into the 1.9-billion-year-old bedrock. This is the first deposition hole intended for an iron-copper canister containing spent nuclear fuel—though test holes have been drilled at the site since 2022.
The Onkalo repository received a favorable safety assessment from the Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority of Finland earlier in August.
Going Critical: Creating a Durable Nuclear Resurgence
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February 22–25, 2027
Conference on Nuclear Training and Education: A Biennial International Forum (CONTE 2027)
Meeting the Moment, Transforming Nuclear Training and Education for a Changing World
Amelia Island, FL|Omni Amelia Island Resort & Spa
April 8–10, 2027
ANS Student Conference 2027
Berkeley, CA|University of California, Berkeley
April 18–22, 2027
International Conference on Mathematics and Computational Methods Applied to Nuclear Science and Engineering 2027 (M&C 2027)
Advancing Nuclear Science with Proven Methods and AI Innovation
Columbus, OH|Hilton Columbus Downtown
May 2–5, 2027
Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space (NETS-2027)
From Technology to Flight
Cleveland, OH|Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland
May 9–13, 2027
NPIC&HMIT and ISOFIC 2027
15th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control, & Human-Machine Interface Technologies and the 9th International Symposium on Future I&C for Nuclear Power Plants
Salt Lake City, UT|Hilton Salt Lake City Center
June 13–16, 2027
2027 Annual Conference
Lake Buena Vista, FL|Hilton Orlando Buena Vista Palace
August 22–26, 2027
22nd International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermal Hydraulics (NURETH-22)
Advancing Thermal-Hydraulics to Unlock the Future of Nuclear Energy
Denver, CO|Hilton Denver City Center
August 30–September 2, 2027
2027 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
New Orleans, LA
September 26–30, 2027
International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Analysis (PSA 2027) 50th Anniversary Conference
Meeting Future Challenges in Risk Assessment and Risk Management
Long Beach, CA|Marriott Long Beach Downtown
October 31–November 3, 2027
2027 ANS Winter Conference & Expo
Washington, DC|The Westin Washington, DC Downtown
December 5–9, 2027
Materials in Nuclear Energy Systems (MiNES)
Santa Barbara, CA|Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort
May 7–11, 2028
Technology of Fusion Energy (TOFE 2028)
New Orleans, LA|InterContinental New Orleans
November 12–15, 2028
2028 ANS Annual Conference & Expo
Las Vegas, NV|The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
November 4–7, 2029
2029 ANS Annual Conference & Expo
November 16–19, 2031
2031 ANS Annual Conference & Expo
