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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Roy G. Post Foundation announces 2026 WM scholarships
The Roy G. Post Foundation has announced the awarding of 87 scholarships totaling more than $500,000 for graduate and undergraduate students demonstrating excellent academic achievements, leadership qualities, and positive impacts in their communities.
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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