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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Katy Huff on the impact of loosening radiation regulations
Katy Huff, former assistant secretary of nuclear energy at the Department of Energy, recently wrote an op-ed that was published in Scientific American.
In the piece, Huff, who is an ANS member and an associate professor in the Department of Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering at the University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign, argues that weakening Nuclear Regulatory Commission radiation regulations without new research-based evidence will fail to speed up nuclear energy development and could have negative consequences.
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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