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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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WIPP: Lessons in transportation safety
As part of a future consent-based approach by the federal government to site new deep geologic repositories for nuclear waste, local communities and states that are considering hosting such facilities are sure to have many questions. Currently, the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico is the only example of such a repository in operation, and it offers the opportunity for state and local officials to visit and judge for themselves the risks and benefits of hosting a similar facility. But its history can also provide lessons for these officials, particularly the political process leading up to the opening of WIPP, the safety of WIPP operations and transportation of waste from generator facilities to the site, and the economic impacts the project has had on the local area of Carlsbad, as well as the rest of the state of New Mexico.
3:15–5:00PM PDT
Huntington A
Session Chair: Erik Trask|Alternate Chair: Paul W. Humrickhouse
Huntington B/C
Session Chair: Paul W. Humrickhouse|Alternate Chair: Leigh Winfrey
1:00–2:45PM PDT
Session Chair: Ales Necas|Alternate Chair: Leigh Winfrey
Session Chair: Tim D. Bohm|Alternate Chair: Paul W. Humrickhouse
Session Chair: Larry Baylor|Alternate Chair: Paul W. Humrickhouse
3:15–5:40PM PDT
Session Chair: Arnie Lumsdaine|Alternate Chair: Leigh Winfrey
8:00–9:45AM PDT
Session Chair: Walter Guttenfelder|Alternate Chair: Leigh Winfrey
Session Chair: Thomas Fuerst|Alternate Chair: Leigh Winfrey
10:15AM–12:00PM PDT
Session Chair: Jedediah D. Styron|Alternate Chair: Tim D. Bohm
Session Chair: Brenda Garcia-Diaz|Alternate Chair: Leigh Winfrey
Session Chair: Brian Grierson|Alternate Chair: Leigh Winfrey
Pacific B
Session Chair: Mark Gilbert|Alternate Chair: Leigh Winfrey
Session Chair: Tommy Roche|Alternate Chair: Leigh Winfrey
Session Chair: Chad Parish|Alternate Chair: Leigh Winfrey
Session Chair: Chuck Kessel|Alternate Chair: Leigh Winfrey
Session Chair: Jason Trelewicz|Alternate Chair: Lauren M. Garrison
