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2025 ANS Winter Conference & Expo
November 9–12, 2025
Washington, DC|Washington Hilton
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The current status of heat pipe R&D
Idaho National Laboratory under the Department of Energy–sponsored Microreactor Program recently conducted a comprehensive phenomena identification and ranking table (PIRT) exercise aimed at advancing heat pipe technology for microreactor applications.
International High Level Radioactive Waste Management (IHLRWM 2025)
Technical Session
Wednesday, November 12, 2025|10:15AM–12:00PM EST|Monroe
Session Chair:
Rob Howard (Spectra Tech)
Alternate Chair:
Emily R. Stein
Session Organizer:
Steven P. Nesbit
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International Nuclear Liability: Convention on Supplemental Compensation for Nuclear Damage Applies to Reprocessing
10:15–10:35AM EST
Robert B. Haemer (George Washington University Law School)
Paper
"Transshipment" of Spent Nuclear Fuel: Ambiguities in Indemnity
10:35–10:55AM EST
Megan E. Harkema (Vanderbilt University), Steven L. Krahn (Vanderbilt University)
Canister Receipt Testing at a Consolidated Storage Facility - What Makes Sense?
10:55–11:15AM EST
Steven P. Nesbit (LMNT Consulting)
DOE Review of Spent Nuclear Fuel Canister Monitoring Technologies
11:15–11:35AM EST
Jorge L. Narvaez (U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)), Ryan M. Meyer (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
Spent Nuclear Fuel Canister Acceptance at the DOE Consolidated Storage Facility
11:35–11:55AM EST
Paul A. Murray (DOE Office of Nuclear Energy), John Shultz (US DOE), Erica Bickford (U.S. Department of Energy), Jorge L. Narvaez, Steven Vitto
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