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May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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NRC approves Diablo Canyon license renewal, extension
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved Pacific Gas & Electric’s application to extend the operating licenses for Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant’s two pressurized water reactors by another 20 years.
Thursday’s approval means Diablo Canyon-1 and -2 can now operate until November 2, 2044, and August 26, 2045, respectively, if California lawmakers agree. A 2022 state law requires the California Legislature to approve any extension of operations at Diablo Canyon that goes beyond 2030.
International High Level Radioactive Waste Management (IHLRWM 2025)
Technical Session
Tuesday, November 11, 2025|3:15–5:00PM EST|Lincoln East
Session Chair:
LianGe Zheng (Berkeley Lab)
Alternate Chairs:
Emily R. Stein
LianGe Zheng
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AI to Guide Sorption Data Acquisition and Assimilation into Uncertainty Quantifications for the Nuclear Waste Disposal Performance Assessments
3:15–3:35PM EST
Haruko Wainwright (MIT), Dauren Sarsenbayev (MIT), Fanny Coutelot (Clemson Univ.), Sol-Chan Han (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory), Liange Zheng (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory), Marcus Noack (LLNL), Brian Powell (Clemson Univ.), Mavrik Zavarin (LLNL)
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Archaeological and Natural Glass Analogues for Nuclear Waste Glasses: Insights, Boundaries, and Opportunities
3:35–3:55PM EST
John McCloy (Washington State), Jose Marcial (PNNL), Julian Chestnutt (PNNL), James Neeway (PNNL), Carolyn Pearce (PNNL), Albert Kruger (US Department of Energy)
Evaluation of Radionuclides Release Rates for Reference PWR Spent Nuclear Fuels in South Korea
3:55–4:15PM EST
Kwang Pyo Choi (Hanyang Univ.), Shin Sung Oh (Hanyang Univ.), Kyu Jung Choi (Hanyang Univ.), Ser Gi Hong (Hanyang Univ.), Hyungju Yun (Korea Radioactive Waste Agency)
Evaluation of an Anion Sorbent for Engineered Barrier Systems
4:15–4:35PM EST
Jeffery A. Greathouse (Sandia), Jessica N. Kruichak (Sandia), Philippe F. Weck (Sandia), Nelson S. Bell (Sandia), Mark A. Rodriguez (Sandia), Benjamin Juba (Sandia), Yifeng Wang (Sandia), Edward N. Matteo (Sandia)
Presented by Mila Nhu Lam (Sandia)
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