This debate panel tackles one of the most persistent challenges in nuclear energy: what to do with spent nuclear fuel. Should the United States follow countries like France and pursue a reprocessing and recycling strategy that extracts remaining energy from used fuel? Or should we focus on developing a permanent deep geological repository like Yucca Mountain or alternatives? Both paths require enormous upfront investment, involve different long-term risks, and carry significantly different nonproliferation implications. This panel will give students a clear view of the technical, economic, and policy dimensions of this long-unresolved national challenge.

Moderator

Brindley Wade

TAMU

Panelists

Ashley Forbes

Encore Energy

Rodney Baltzer

Deep Isolation, Inc.

Peter Swift

NWTRB

Christinia Leggett

Director of Fuel Cycle Technology

Oklo

Kenneth Peddicord

Texas A&M University

William Lyon

Oklo, Inc.

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