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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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ANS joins others in seeking to discuss SNF/HLW impasse
The American Nuclear Society joined seven other organizations to send a letter to Energy Secretary Christopher Wright on July 8, asking to meet with him to discuss “the restoration of a highly functioning program to meet DOE’s legal responsibility to manage and dispose of the nation’s commercial and legacy defense spent nuclear fuel (SNF) and high-level radioactive waste (HLW).”
Special Session|Panel
Wednesday, October 9, 2024|3:15–5:00PM MDT|Room 2 (Special Sessions)
The production of electricity has been identified as the first priority for decarbonizing energy, as such, coal stations are retiring at a rapid pace and many have been assigned retirement in the relatively near future. These stations represent a unique opportunity to achieve decarbonization goals at a faster pace by understanding the value of various classes of assets. In addition, these projects need support from distinct stakeholders groups early in the process to be successful. For the past few years in the United states, utilities, communities, states and researchers have been working together to investigate the various priorities and data needed to move these kinds of projects forward.
This session will summarize and highlight the work of each of these groups (utilities, communities, states and researchers) and share lessons learned from these early investigations.
Community/State Leaders share the unique value of these assets beyond electrons, highlighting what it means to be an energy community and how they see themselves in future energy systems.
Utilities will share how coal station fit into integrated resource plans and what they have learned in trying to decarbonize electricity production while meeting increasing energy demands.
Research: Summary of latest research and key findings
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