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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Supreme Court declines to hear case involving St. Louis contamination
The Supreme Court of the United States on Monday declined to hear an appeal from General Atomics subsidiary Cotter Corporation and Commonwealth Edison, an Exelon company, in a case over alleged radioactive contamination in the St. Louis, Mo., area, leaving in place an 8th Circuit Court ruling that allows the plaintiffs’ state-law tort claims to proceed under the federal Price-Anderson Act.
Technical Session|Panel|Sponsored by RPSD
Wednesday, November 12, 2025|10:15AM–12:00PM EST|Cabinet
Session Chair:
Robert B. Hayes
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Tucker C. McClanahan
This panel will feature presentations from three speakers on the following topics:
Dr. Shaheen Dewji (Georgia Tech), "Low Doses, High Debate: The Albedo Boundary Between Science and Policy" (10:15am - 10:35am)
Dr. Amir Bahadori (Kansas State), "Less Isn't Always Better: Optimizing in an Uncertain World" (10:40am - 11:10am)
Dr. Robert Hayes (NCSU), "Nuclear Waste and Radiological Risk in Perspective" (11:15am - 11:55am)
