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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Going Nuclear: Notes from the officially unofficial book tour
I work in the analytical labs at one of Europe’s oldest and largest nuclear sites: Sellafield, in northwestern England. I spend my days at the fume hood front, pipette in one hand and radiation probe in the other (and dosimeter pinned to my chest, of course). Outside the lab, I have a second job: I moonlight as a writer and public speaker. My new popular science book—Going Nuclear: How the Atom Will Save the World—came out last summer, and it feels like my life has been running at full power ever since.
Technical Session|Panel|Sponsored by FCWMD
Monday, June 17, 2024|1:00–2:45PM PDT|Jasmine A
Session Chair:
Paul E. Cantonwine
Alternate Chair:
Rosemary A. Montgomery
Session Organizer:
Steven P. Nesbit
In June 2023 the Department of Energy (DOE) announced 13 awardees for work with communities interested in DOE's community-centered approach to storing and disposing of spent nuclear fuel, a process known as consent-based siting. It has now been a year into the program, and the panel session will discuss progress to date. Panelists will include representatives of DOE and some of the awardee teams.
Paul Dickman
ANL
Andrew Smith
American Nuclear Society
Robert Hayes
Associate Professor of Nuclear Engineering at NCSU, TikToker, @nuclearsciencelover
Katrina McMurrian
Nuclear Waste Strategy Coalition
Kathy Araujo
Boise State Univ.
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