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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
Tuesday, July 23, 2024|3:15–5:05PM CDT|Senate A/B
Session Chair:
Thomas Fuerst
Alternate Chair:
Sara Ferry (Massachussets Institute of Technology)
Session Organizer:
Paul P. Wilson
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Neutronics of the LIBRA Project
3:15–3:40PM CDT
S. Segantin (MIT), C.S. Dunn (MIT), E. Edwards (MIT), J.L. Ball (MIT), R. Delaporte-Mathurin (MIT), S.E. Ferry (MIT), N. Goles (MIT), E. Lamere (MIT), A.T. Lanzrath (MIT), R. Leccacorvi (MIT), S. Meschini (MIT), E.E. Peterson (MIT), R.F. Vieira (MIT), D.G. Whyte (MIT), W. Zhou (MIT), K.B. Woller (MIT)
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Conceptual Design of the Fusion Fuel Cycle Facility UNITY-2
3:40–4:05PM CDT
C. Baus (Kyoto Fusioneering), T. Whitehorne (Canadian Nuclear Laboratory), Y. Kume (Kyoto Fusioneering), M. King (Canadian Nuclear Laboratory), Y. Matsunaga (Kyoto Fusioneering), H. Boniface (Canadian Nuclear Laboratory), J. McGrady (Kyoto Fusioneering), S. Strikwerda (Canadian Nuclear Laboratory), S. Lee (Kyoto Fusioneering), A. Motamed Dashliborun (Canadian Nuclear Laboratory), Jonas Schwenzer (Kyoto Fusioneering), D. Ryland (Canadian Nuclear Laboratory), T. Teichmann (Kyoto Fusioneering), S. Suppiah (Canadian Nuclear Laboratory), S. Konishi (Kyoto Fusioneering), I. Castillo (Canadian Nuclear Laboratory)
Overview of Fusion Safety Program
4:05–4:25PM CDT
M. Shimada (INL), C.N. Taylor (INL), T.F. Fuerst (INL), A.A. Riet (INL), M.D. Eklund (INL), H. Gietl (INL), L.S. Loftus (INL), P. Calderoni (INL)
Cataloging Legacy Data from the Tritium Systems Test Assembly (TSTA) Program
4:25–4:45PM CDT
Vicky Lizardi-Lobb (LANL), Victoria Hypes-Mayfield (LANL), David Dogruel (LANL), William Kubic (LANL), Joseph H. Dumont (LANL)
Parametric Study of Tritium Breeding Capabilities with an Accelerator-Driven Gas Target D-T Neutron Source
4:45–5:05PM CDT
Lucas Jacobson (SHINE Technologies), Ross Radel (SHINE Technologies)
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