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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.
Executive Session|Panel
Monday, June 17, 2024|3:15–5:00PM PDT|South Seas D
Session Chair:
Todd Allen (UMich)
As the attention and interest in nuclear energy grows globally, renewed discussions around nuclear waste management and the opportunities therein are beginning to take place. With little progress made resolving founded and unfounded concerns around nuclear waste, the playing field seems almost cleared and the opportunity for multiple parallel approaches for success seem to be on the table. From community engagement, to recycling, to existing success around other forms of nuclear waste management, the conversation around nuclear waste has many different angles and this panel aims to illustrate some of those.
Kuhika Gupta
Oklahoma
Paul Murray
DOE NE-8
Fred Dilger
State of Nevada
Jenifer Shafer
Program Director, ARPA-E
Katrina McMurrian
Executive Director, Nuclear Waste Strategy Coalition
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