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2025 ANS Winter Conference & Expo
November 9–12, 2025
Washington, DC|Washington Hilton
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President Trump will arrive in the United Kingdom this week for a state visit that promises to include the usual pomp and ceremony alongside the signing of a landmark new agreement on U.S.-U.K. nuclear collaboration.
Technical Session|Sponsored by FCWMD
Monday, June 17, 2024|3:15–5:00PM PDT|Jasmine B
Session Chair:
Andrew Worrall
Alternate Chair:
Amanda S. Leong
Session Organizer:
Sven O. Bader
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Thematic Shifts in Discussion and Questions About Consent-Based Siting
3:15–3:35PM PDT
Matthew D. Sweitzer (Sandia), Danielle N. Sanchez (Sandia), Alisa Rogers (Sandia), Thushara Gunda (Sandia), Lauren Drakopulos (Sandia), Tara LaForce (Sandia)
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An Historical Review of DOE's Attempt to Site a Monitored Retrievable Storage Facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Between 1985 and 1987
3:35–3:55PM PDT
Paul Cantonwine (ORNL), Bruce Bevard (ORNL)
Sociotechnical Systems Analysis to Identify Best Practices for Facility Siting
3:55–4:15PM PDT
Lauren Drakopulos (Sandia), Carmen Mendez (Sandia), Gretchen Gano (Sandia), Bruce Bevard (ORNL)
Dual-Track Approach: Sustainable Solution for Radioactive Waste Disposal
4:15–4:35PM PDT
Hamdi Alalaween (ORNL), Sean Tyson (U.S. Dept. of Energy)
Consent Based Siting for Spent Nuclear Fuel – The Common Ground Consortium Focus on Research and Public Conversations
4:35–4:55PM PDT
R. A. Borrelli (Univ. Idaho), Kathleen Araujo (Boise State), Cassie Koerner (Boise State), Denia Djokic (Univ. Michigan)
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