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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|10:15AM–12:00PM EST|Monroe
Session Chair:
Rob Howard (Spectra Tech)
Alternate Chair:
Lindsay Shuller-Nickles
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
R. Budd Haemer (George Washington Univ.)
Paper
"Transshipment" of Spent Nuclear Fuel: Ambiguities in Indemnity
10:35–10:55AM EST
Megan Harkema (Vanderbilt Univ.), Steven Krahn (Vanderbilt Univ.)
Canister Receipt Testing at a Consolidated Storage Facility - What Makes Sense?
10:55–11:15AM EST
Steven P. Nesbit (LMNT Consulting)
Presentation Slides (Visible to Attendees)
DOE Review of Spent Nuclear Fuel Canister Monitoring Technologies
11:15–11:35AM EST
Jorge Narvaez (U.S. Dept. of Energy), Ryan Meyer (ORNL)
Receipt Inspection of Spent Nuclear Fuel Canister Systems Arriving at a Federal Consolidated Storage Facility
11:35–11:55AM EST
Paul Murray (U.S. Dept. of Energy), John Shultz (U.S. Dept. of Energy), Erica Bickford (U.S. Dept. of Energy), Jorge Narvaez (U.S. Dept. of Energy), Steven Vitto (U.S. Dept. of Energy)
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