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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Ten EU countries call for nuclear to be marked ‘sustainable’
Ten of the 27 member countries of the European Union recently sent a letter to the European Commission calling for nuclear power to be labeled as sustainable in a new rulemaking that pertains to powering data centers and artificial intelligence.
While the EC’s decision could have significant impact on the future deployment of nuclear across the continent, this call to action also represents a broader positive reconsideration of nuclear power in Europe in recent years.
Technical Session|Panel|Nuclear Criticality Safety (NCSD)
Wednesday, June 3, 2026|10:00–11:45AM MDT|Governor's Square 16
Session Chairs:
Deborah Hill (UKNNL)
Caitlin Redhead (Sellafield)
Session Organizer:
Fundamental to the successful operation of any nuclear site is a first-class safety culture which strives to continually improve in response to good industry practices and operating experience feedback. Speakers will provide examples of either lessons learnt and / or specific good practices at their site, following which an audience discussion will be initiated on alternative good practices and experiences in these areas. Confirmed panellists are: - Brittany Williamson (SRS), presenting on "Near Miss Criticality Accident in FB-Line in 1984 - Lessons Learned for SRPPF Today" - Kristan Wessels (Amentum), presenting on "A Review of Heath Impacts from Criticality Accidents" - Greyson Mondini (Y-12), presenting on "Lessons Learned in Start-Ups of New Fissile Processes"