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June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
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ANS holds Educator Training webinar on nuclear waste
Loewen
Perfetti
A recent American Nuclear Society webinar tackled misconceptions about nuclear waste. Christopher Perfetti, an associate professor of nuclear engineering at the University of New Mexico, presented “The How, Why, and Where of Nuclear Waste,” the latest online event in ANS’s Educator Training series.
Moderated by ANS past president Eric Loewen (2011–12), this presentation was built to be an accessible and informative Nuclear Waste 101 offering as part of the Society’s broader effort to develop a program specifically tailored to educating K-12 teachers.
Thursday, April 3, 2025|6:30AM–4:20PM MDT
Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM
SOLD OUT
FEE: $20
Participants will be picked up from their hotels and transported to Los Alamos, NM. The participants will be guided on tours of several facilities and sites at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Lunch will be provided.
Restrictions: Must be a US citizen. A valid ID will be required the day of the tour before entering the national laboratory.
Transporation Schedule:
PICK UP TIMES:
6:30AM Student Pickup Embassy Suites by Hilton Albuquerque (1000 Woodward Place NE, Albuquerque NM 87102)
6:50AM Student Pickup Sheraton Albuquerque Airport Hotel (2910 Yale Blvd SE, Albuquerque NM 87106)
DROP OFF TIMES:
4:00PM Student Drop-off Embassy Suites by Hilton Albuquerque (1000 Woodward Place NE, Albuquerque NM 87102)
4:20PM Student Drop-off Sheraton Albuquerque Airport Hotel (2910 Yale Blvd SE, Albuquerque NM 87106)