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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|Environmental Chemistry
Tuesday, September 10, 2024|2:00–3:00PM EDT|Colonial Ballroom
Session Chair:
Nina Huittinen
Alternate Chair:
Kiel S. Holliday
Session Organizer:
Jason R. Jeffries
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Pu Particle Fate and Transport: Deploying Luminescent Tracer Particles in Lab Environments
2:00–2:30PM EDT
Ashley N. Williams (PNNL), Amanda Casella (PNNL), Aaron D. Nicholas (PNNL), Scott E. Muller (PNNL), Neil J. Henson (PNNL), Lance Hubbard (PNNL), Anjelica Bautista (PNNL), Edgar C. Buck (PNNL), Debra S. Barnett (PNNL), Sarah Miley (PNNL), Mercedes DeSmet (PNNL), April J. Carman (PNNL)
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Production and Characterization of NBL Plutonium Isotopic Standards CRM136A, CRM137A, and CRM138A
2:30–3:00PM EDT
Tashi Parsons-Davis (LLNL), Josh Wimpenny (LLNL), Cheng Tarng (LLNL), Cassandra King (LLNL), Roger Henderson (LLNL), Kiel Holliday (LLNL), David Roberts (LLNL), Ross Williams (LLNL), Pete Mason (New Brunswick Laboratory Program Office), Anna Tourville (New Brunswick Laboratory Program Office), Christina Santisi (New Brunswick Laboratory Program Office), Michael Holland (New Brunswick Laboratory Program Office), Robert Watters (New Brunswick Laboratory Program Office)
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