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2025 ANS Winter Conference & Expo
November 8–12, 2025
Washington, DC|Washington Hilton
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Nuclear News 40 Under 40—2025
Last year, we proudly launched the inaugural Nuclear News 40 Under 40 list to shine a spotlight on the exceptional young professionals driving the nuclear sector forward as the nuclear community faces a dramatic generational shift. We weren’t sure how a second list would go over, but once again, our members resoundingly answered the call, confirming what we already knew: The nuclear community is bursting with vision, talent, and extraordinary dedication.
Technical Session|Sponsored by FCWMD
Tuesday, June 15, 2021|2:15–4:00PM EDT
Session Chair:
Jen Shafer (DOE)
Alternate Chair:
Christina Leggett
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Staff Producer:
Mich Leana (ANS)
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Recycling Spent Nuclear Fuel Rods using Sulfur Chloride Reagents
Craig Barnes (Univ. of Tennessee Knoxville), Breanna Vestal (Univ. of Tennessee Knoxville), Guillermo Daniel DelCul (ORNL)
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Hydrochlorination at 200°C Relevant to the Removal of Cladding from Spent Nuclear Fuel
Joanna McFarlane (ORNL), Alex D. Braatz (ORNL), Joseph F. Birdwell Jr. (ORNL), Stephanie H. Bruffey (ORNL), Guillermo D. Del Cul (ORNL), Allison T. Greaney (ORNL), Rodney D. Hunt (ORNL), Randy O. Ngelale (ORNL), Paul A. Taylor (ORNL), Trenton B. Walker (ORNL)
Application of U.S. Regulatory Requirements to the Gaseous Emissions of an Electrochemical Reprocessing Facility
Stephanie H. Bruffey (ORNL), Leigh R. Martin (ORNL), Kathryn M. Peruski (ORNL), Nick R. Soelberg (INL)
Database Approach to Discovering New Hierarchical Waste Form Materials
Matthew S. Christian (Univ. of South Carolina), Amir M. Moffrad (Univ. of South Carolina), Kristen A. Pace (Univ. of South Carolina), Vladislav V. Klepov (Univ. of South Carolina), Gregory Morrison (Univ. of South Carolina), Hans-Conrad zur Loye (Univ. of South Carolina), Theodore Besmann (Univ. of South Carolina)
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