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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
Standards Program
The Standards Committee is responsible for the development and maintenance of voluntary consensus standards that address the design, analysis, and operation of components, systems, and facilities related to the application of nuclear science and technology. Find out What’s New, check out the Standards Store, or Get Involved today!
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Deep geologic repository progress—2025 Update
Editor's note: This article has was originally published in November 2023. It has been updated with new information as of June 2025.
Outside my office, there is a display case filled with rock samples from all over the world. It contains a disk of translucent, orange salt from the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant near Carlsbad, N.M.; a core of white-and-bronze gneiss from the site of the future deep geologic repository in Eurajoki, Finland; several angular chunks of fine-grained, gray claystone from the underground research laboratory at Bure, France; and a piece of coarse-grained granite from the underground research tunnel in Daejeon, South Korea.
Technical Session
Thursday, February 6, 2025|10:00–11:40AM EST|Cumberland B
Session Chair:
Dave Helling (Westinghouse Electric Co.)
Session Organizer:
Charles Lease
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Maintenance Leader Proficiency Certification Program
10:00–10:25AM EST
Frank E. Aita (Ontario Power Generation)
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Neuroleadership and Changing Nuclear Culture
10:25–10:50AM EST
Annaliese B. Piraino (Vistra Corp)
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Achieving Knowledge Transfer and Retention Using Instructor Community of Practice
10:50–11:15AM EST
Kristen Lauria (Constellation)
Building a Culture of Continuous Learning in the Nuclear Power Industry
11:15–11:40AM EST
Angela Heck (Day and Zimmerman), Justin Smith (Day & Zimmerman)
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