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2026 Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
Standards Program
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The progress so far: An update on the Reactor Pilot Program
It has been about three months since the Department of Energy named 10 companies for its new Reactor Pilot Program, which maps out how the DOE would meet the goal announced by executive order in May of having three reactors achieve criticality by July 4, 2026.
Technical Session|Sponsored by FCWMD
Tuesday, June 17, 2025|3:15–5:00PM CDT|Indiana/Iowa
Session Chair:
Amanda S. Leong
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Alternate Chair:
Stylianos Chatzidakis
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Small Modular Reactor Used Fuel Treatment Scenarios for Recycling and Disposal in Canada
3:15–3:35PM CDT
George Xu (Canadian Nuclear Laboratory), Lin Li (Canadian Nuclear Laboratory), Mohammed Jomaa (Canadian Nuclear Laboratory), Karishma Piler (Canadian Nuclear Laboratory)
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Roadmap to Waste Acceptance Criteria Development
3:35–3:55PM CDT
Matthew Waples (Deep Isolation), Jesse R. Sloane (Deep Isolation)
Integrated Waste Management Plans for Reprocessing Technology
3:55–4:15PM CDT
Vaibhav Sharma (Deep Isolation), Matt Waples (Deep Isolation), Jesse R. Sloane (Deep Isolation)
Adsorptive Capture of Iodide by Metal-Organic Framework from Off-Gas Condensate Simulate
4:15–4:35PM CDT
Junhua Jiang (SRNL), Kathryn Taylor-Pashow (Savannah River National Laboratory), Corey Martin (Savannah River National Laboratory)
Collaborative Siting for SNF Management: Body of Knowledge for Practitioners
4:35–4:55PM CDT
Megan E. Harkema (Vanderbilt University), Steven L. Krahn (Vanderbilt University)
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