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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.
10:20AM–12:00PM PDT
Seaport
Session Chair: Davide Bortot|Alternate Chair: Seiki Ohnishi
Harbor
Session Chair: Bor Kos|Alternate Chair: Iole Palermo
Grand Pacific D
Session Chair: Leigh Smith|Alternate Chair: Chris Perfetti
1:10–3:15PM PDT
Session Chair: Davide Mazzucconi|Alternate Chair: Georgeta Radulescu
Session Chair: Douglas Di Julio|Alternate Chair: Stephane Bourganel
Session Chair: Chelsea D'Angelo|Alternate Chair: Matthew Smith
3:45–5:50PM PDT
Session Chair: Tanja Goričanec|Alternate Chair: Pedro Vaz
Session Chair: Madison Andrews|Alternate Chair: Douglas Peplow
Session Chair: Chang-ho Shin|Alternate Chair: Kim Tuyet Tran
10:00AM–12:05PM PDT
Session Chair: Hideo Hirayama|Alternate Chair: Maha Bouhadida
Session Chair: Heinz Vincke|Alternate Chair: Shaheen Dewji
1:15–3:20PM PDT
Session Chair: Andrew Rosenstrom|Alternate Chair: Sandra Bogetic
Session Chair: Anna Ferrari|Alternate Chair: Kyle Grammer
3:50–5:55PM PDT
Session Chair: Carmen Jacobs|Alternate Chair: Robert E. Grove
Session Chair: Martin Schulc|Alternate Chair: Amir Bahadori
Session Chair: Kumar Mohindroo|Alternate Chair: Lawrence Heilbronn
Session Chair: Jeffrey A. Favorite|Alternate Chair: John Bess
Session Chair: Tucker Mclannahan|Alternate Chair: Irina I. Popova
Session Chair: Yurdunaz Celik|Alternate Chair: Jason Haverkamp
Session Chair: Nam-Suk Jung|Alternate Chair: Randy Schwarz
Session Chair: Mathieu Dupont|Alternate Chair: Robert E. Grove
Session Chair: Lukas Zvorka|Alternate Chair: Thomas M. Miller
Session Chair: Chikara Konno|Alternate Chair: Jeff Favorite
Session Chair: Kristel Ghoos|Alternate Chair: Daniela Ene
Session Chair: Ethan A. Asano|Alternate Chair: Ahmad Ibrahim
Session Chair: Amalia Chambon|Alternate Chair: Davide Bozzato
Session Chair: Odile Petit|Alternate Chair: Yi-Kang Lee
