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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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DOE signs two more OTAs in Reactor Pilot Program
This week, the Department of Energy has finalized two new other transaction agreements (OTAs) with participating companies in its Reactor Pilot Program, which aims to get one or two fast-tracked reactors on line by July 4 of this year. Those companies are Terrestrial Energy and Oklo.
International High Level Radioactive Waste Management (IHLRWM 2025)
Technical Session
Wednesday, November 12, 2025|8:00–9:45AM EST|Georgetown West
Session Chair:
Haruko Wainwright (MIT)
Alternate Chair:
Lindsay Shuller-Nickles
Session Organizer:
Jens T. Birkholzer
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International Collaboration in the U.S. Disposal Research Program: Advances Made in Testing and Predicting Coupled Processes in Engineered and Natural Barriers
8:00–8:20AM EST
Jens Birkholzer (Berkeley Lab), Liange Zheng (Berkeley Lab)
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International Workshop Series on Actinide and Brine Chemistry in a Salt Repository (ABC-Salt)
8:20–8:40AM EST
Marcus Altmaier (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology), Jonathan P. Icehower (LANL), Chammi S. Miller (Sandia)
Presented by Tim Platte (Sandia)
Three-Dimensional Coupled Thermo-Hydraulic Modeling and Parameter Identification for the HotBENT Experiment
8:40–9:00AM EST
Haruki Ishii (Geosphere Environmental Technology Corporation), Yasuhiro Tawara (Geosphere Environmental Technology Corporation), Shin Sato (Obayashi Corporation), Florian Kober (Nagra)
In Situ Experiments on the Thermo-Hydromechanical Behavior of COx Claystone at the MHM Underground Research Laboratory
9:00–9:20AM EST
Carlos Plúa (Andra), Minh-Ngoc Vu (Andra), Frédéric Bumbieler (Andra), Gilles Armand (Andra)
Hydraulic Modeling of Saltwater Infiltration in Unsaturated Buffer Material
9:20–9:40AM EST
Yusaku Takubo (NUMO), Yutaka Sugita (JAEA), Minori Ogoshi (JAEA), Yusuke Takayama (Kobe Univ.)
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