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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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Plenary Session
Tuesday, September 10, 2024|9:00–10:00AM EDT|Colonial Ballroom
Session Chair:
Dawn Montgomery
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Cameron Tracy(CISAC), Stanford University
Cameron Tracy will introduce the Environmental Chemistry sessions with a discussion of "The Sociotechnical Challenges of the Geologic Disposition of Weapons Plutonium." Permanent disposal of weapons plutonium in a geologic repository could reduce global nuclear risk, but burying plutonium—and ensuring that it stays buried—is a major technical and political challenge. This talk will outline obstacles to disposal, progress to date, and potential paths forward.
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The Sociotechnical Challenges of the Geologic Disposition of Weapons Plutonium
Cameron Tracy (Stanford Univ.)
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