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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.
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)
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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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