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      Conference on Nuclear Training and Education: A Biennial International Forum (CONTE 2023)

      February 6–9, 2023

      Amelia Island, FL|Omni Amelia Island Resort

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      25th anniversary of failure (and a chance at opportunity)

      Silver anniversaries are usually a cause for great celebration, but this one is a cause for regret and a renewed plea for action. January 31, 2023, marks the 25th anniversary of the Department of Energy’s failure under law and contract to start the removal of spent nuclear fuel (SNF) from the country’s 74 commercial nuclear power plant sites in 35 states for disposal per the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982. I personally know the moral and legal responsibility associated with this failure, because in 1998, as the then responsible DOE official, I had to personally announce it. But much has changed since then. There are many new avenues to address these past problems like federal, state, and community partnerships that can be beneficial for all, if there is DOE leadership and congressional action for both disposal and storage.

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Steven A. Arndt
Harsh S. Desai

2020

Rebecca L. Steinman

2017

Dr. William Burchill

2007

John W. Landis

1997

Charles C. Thomas, Jr.

1996

Alan J. Blotcky
Donald J. Dudziak
Craig F. Grochmal
Robert Hess
Gail H. Marcus
Kyle Turner

1995

Dennis A. Bitz
Bruce D. Guilbeault
Mary Gerry White
Nancy P. Williams
Lloyd A. Wright

1994

Philip Anderson
Ronald K. Bayer
Eugene N. Cramer
Adolf S. Garcia
Brian Grimes
Walter Y. Kato
Robert G. Lacy
Edward (Ted) L. Quinn

1993

Andre Gauvenet
Harry Hollingshaus
Thomas H. Row
Jack Scarborough

1992

John Graham
Norbert R. Grant
Nancy M. Trahey

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