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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.
General Chairs:
Raymond Furstenau (US NRC)
Bao-Wen Yang (DEQD)
Elia Merzari (Penn State University)
Honorary Chairs:
Yassin Hassan (Texas A&M)
Hisashi Ninokata (Politecnico di Milano)
Fan-Bill Cheung (PSU)
ANS Local Section Chair:
John Kelly (Former ANS President)
Program Chair:
Stephen M. Bajorek (US NRC)
Technical Program Committee Co-Chairs:
Igor Bolotnov (North Carolina State University)
Annalisa Manera (University of Michigan)
Honors & Awards Committee Members:
Craig Geradi (Kairos Power, North America)
W. David Pointer (Oak Ridge National Laboratory, North America)
Xiaodong Sun, Chair (University of Michigan, North America)
Ki-Yong Choi (KAERI, Asia)
Shuichiro Miwa (University of Tokyo, Asia)
Ferry Roelofs (NRG, Europe)
Katrien Van Tichelen (SCK CEN, Europe)
Steering Committee Co- Chairs:
John Luxat (McMaster University)
Sofiane Benhamadouche (EdF)
Chul-Hwa Song (KAERI)
Thomas Fanning (USDOE)
Yanping Huang (NPIC)
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