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2026 Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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DOE meeting focuses on Marshall Islands’ legacy activity
The Department of Energy Office of Environment, Health, Safety and Security (EHSS) held its annual meeting this month with the government of the Marshall Islands. The two-and-a-half-day meeting, in Honolulu, Hawaii, focused on ongoing cooperative efforts and programs related to the legacy of U.S. nuclear weapons testing from the 1940s and 1950s. The United States began cleanup operations on the islands in the 1970s.
Technical Session
Wednesday, September 17, 2025|10:00–11:40AM CDT|Grand Salon AB
Session Chair:
Charlotte Davis
Alternate Chair:
Luiz C. Leal
Session Organizer:
Kim Coggins
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Bias and Uncertainties on Calculated keff due to Nuclear Data, of a French Industrial Configuration: the Dissolver Wheel at La Hague Plant
10:00–10:20AM CDT
Barthélémi Petillon (ASNR), Aurélie Bardelay (ASNR), Arthur Peron (ASNR)
Paper
Updated Guidance on Sensitivity/Uncertainty Methods Use for Nuclear Criticality Safety Validation
10:20–10:40AM CDT
Mathieu Dupont (ORNL), William J. Marshall (ORNL), Travis M. Greene (ORNL), Alex Shaw (ORNL), Cihangir Celik (ORNL)
75 Years of Used Nuclear Fuel Operations at the INL - Lessons Learned
10:40–11:00AM CDT
Benjamin T. Baranko (Idaho Environmental Coalition)
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Criticality Safety Assessment for a New Design High-Assay Low-Enriched Uranium Transport Package (Pegasus)
11:00–11:20AM CDT
Michelle M. Nuttall (Nuclear Transport Solutions), Emma Sayce (Nuclear Transport Solutions), Charlotte Davis (Nuclear Transport Solutions)
Comparison of USL using ENDF/B-VII.1 and ENDF/B-VIII.0 in the SKB Final Repository for BWR Fuel
11:20–11:30AM CDT
Rasmus Renberg (VNF), Erik Dalborg (VNF)
Legacy Container NCS Issues in Modernization of Long Term Storage Facilities
11:30–11:40AM CDT
Susan Nelson (Y-12 Nat'l Security Complex), Tyler Locher (Y-12 Nat'l Security Complex)
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