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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Oak Ridge completes demolition of Alpha-2 enrichment facility
The Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management announced it had completed the largest demolition project yet at the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tenn., when it took down the final wall of a 325,000-square-foot former uranium enrichment facility last week.
Technical Session|Panel|Panels
Friday, April 4, 2025|2:40–4:00PM MDT|Lobo AB
Session Chair:
Christopher M. Perfetti
Alternate Chair:
Ethan S. Krammer
Session Organizer:
Ashley Machado
We’re thrilled to welcome three distinguished speakers to our panel series: Charles Oppenheimer, Edward Blandford, and Nancy Jo Nicholas! Charles Oppenheimer is the founder of the Oppenheimer Project - a non-profit dedicated to promoting J. Robert Oppenheimer’s vision of international cooperation. He is also the founder and CEO of the startup Oppenheimer Energy, focused on fission energy projects. Dr. Edward Blandford is a Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer of Kairos Power. He is responsible for all KP-FHR engineering and technology development functions within the company. Dr. Nancy Jo Nicholas is the associate director for Global Security at LANL where she leads programs in Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation, Nuclear Counter-Proliferation and Counterterrorism, and Strategic Partnership Programs, as well as oversees the Field Intelligence Element. The panel will be moderated by Dr. Christopher Perfetti, Associate Professor in the Department of Nuclear Engineering at UNM. We hope to see you there!
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