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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|Monroe
Session Chair:
Bob Borelli (Univ. Idaho)
Alternate Chair:
Megan Harkema
Session Organizer:
Emily R. Stein
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What Communities Want: Rethinking Collaboration-Based Siting of Permanent Nuclear Waste Repositories with Public Input and AI
8:00–8:20AM EST
Muhammad R. Abdussami (Univ. Michigan, Ann Arbor), Rongyu Shen (Univ. Michigan), Lily Bourgeois (Univ. Michigan), Aditi Verma (Univ. Michigan)
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Southern California Edison's Initiative to Clear SONGS of Spent Fuel
8:20–8:40AM EST
Manuel C. Camargo Jr. (Southern California Edison Company)
Spatio-Temporal Demographic Analysis of US Nuclear Fuel Cycle Facilities
8:40–9:00AM EST
Riley J. Fisher (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Aditi Verma (Univ. Michigan)
Extending a Simple Repository Risk Assessment Measure to Advanced Reactors
9:00–9:20AM EST
Kevin Kelly (EPRI), Steven Krahn (Vanderbilt Univ.), Allen Croff (Vanderbilt Univ.), Irfan Ibrahim (Vanderbilt Univ.), Dan Moneghan (EPRI)
A Collaborative-Based Siting case study Yucca Mountain siting: The Willrich report predictions
9:20–9:40AM EST
Cassie Koerner (Boise State University), R. A. Borrelli (University of Idaho)
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