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2025 ANS Winter Conference & Expo
November 9–12, 2025
Washington, DC|Washington Hilton
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Holtec pulls out of New Mexico SNF interim storage project
Holtec International has confirmed it is canceling plans to build a consolidated interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel in southeastern New Mexico. Named the HI-STORE CISF, the facility would have stored up to 10,000 canisters of commercial SNF on land owned by the Eddy-Lea Energy Alliance (ELEA) near the towns of Carlsbad and Hobbs.
Sunday, June 12, 2022|2:00–5:00PM PDT
Avila A
Requirements for Attendees: Fill out questionnaire regarding background and interest as part of registration; a short pre-reading will be sent to all attendees.
Summary Paragraph: The speakers will talk through what is required and the level of detail required in each section of an ICSBEP benchmark. People experienced in the ICSBEP process and performing evaluations will present covering the overall process and the three main sections of benchmarks. Information gained will support developing benchmarks as well as knowledge regarding how they can be potentially used once published.