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Panel and Technical Session|Nuclear Advocacy and Policy
Saturday, April 15, 2023|1:35–2:55PM EDT|Student Union 262A
Session Chair:
Chris Busch (UTK)
Alternate Chair:
Caitlyn Parsons (UTK)
Session Organizer:
Lance M. Drouet (UTK)
This session is sponsored by the ANS Young Member's Group.
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Meeting U.S. Advanced Nuclear Fuel Needs from Non-Russian Sources
1:35–1:55PM EDT
Elsa Cutler (Georgetown Day School)
Paper
The History and Future Outlook of the Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Station
1:55–2:15PM EDT
Christopher Wilkinson (Univ. Pittsburgh), Tomas Mayer-Costa (Univ. Pittsburgh)
Developing Trust in Radioactive Waste Disposal
2:15–2:35PM EDT
Matthew A. Hageman (Oregon State)
Nuclear Engagement Education with Context of Impacted Tribal Nations
2:35–2:55PM EDT
Riley J. Fisher (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Ethan H. Nicolls (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Madicken Munk (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)
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