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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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DOE announces NEPA exclusion for advanced reactors
The Department of Energy has announced that it is establishing a categorical exclusion for the application of National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) procedures to the authorization, siting, construction, operation, reauthorization, and decommissioning of advanced nuclear reactors.
According to the DOE, this significant change, which goes into effect today, “is based on the experience of DOE and other federal agencies, current technologies, regulatory requirements, and accepted industry practice.”
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2:25–2:45PM PDT
Laguna A
Session Chairs: Theresa E. Cutler, Catherine M. Percher
3:15–5:00PM PDT
Laguna B
Session Chairs: Nicolas Thompson, Jesson D. Hutchinson
Session Chairs: Luiz C. Leal, Christopher M. Perfetti
8:00–9:45AM PDT
El Capitan A
Session Chairs: Deborah A. Hill, Benjamin Martin
Session Chairs: Liam Payne, Konner Casanova
10:15AM–12:00PM PDT
Session Chairs: Leah Berman, Dallas Moser
Session Chairs: William J. Marshall, Jennifer L. Alwin
1:00–2:45PM PDT
Pacific A
Session Chairs: David K. Hayes, Michael L. Zerkle
Session Chairs: Dale B. Lancaster, Olivier Ravat
Session Chairs: John D. Bess, Coralie Carmouze
San Simeon B
Session Chairs: Amber J. McCarthy, Kirk D. Atkinson
Session Chairs: Kermit A. Bunde, Shauntay Coleman
Panel|Laguna A
Session Chairs: Justin B. Clarity, Kaushik Banerjee
Session Chairs: Theresa Cutler, Alfie O'Neill
Session Chairs: Matthieu Duluc, Alex Salazar
Session Chairs: Nicholas Thompson, Kelsey Amundson
Session Chairs: Mark Neeley, David P. Heinrichs
Session Chairs: Nicolas Leclaire, David E. Ames
Session Chairs: Michael E. Rising, Rae Bruenderman
