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2026 ANS Annual Conference
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
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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