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DOE turns to private sector to build out spent nuclear fuel recycling
The Department of Energy on April 22 issued two requests for applications seeking proposals from private industry on kickstarting the reprocessing and recycling of spent nuclear fuel in the United States.
According to the DOE, the RFAs represent an unprecedented opportunity for the private sector to restore the nation’s nuclear leadership.
Advances in Nuclear Nonproliferation Technology and Policy Conference (ANTPC 2025)
Technical Session
Wednesday, November 12, 2025|3:15–5:00PM EST|Lincoln East
Session Chair:
Madeline Lockhart (UTK)
Alternate Chair:
Maggie Arno
Session Organizer:
Chris E. Robinson
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Status of the Down-Blending of Irradiated IGR Graphite Fuel in Kazakhstan
3:15–3:35PM EST
K. Bateman (INL), I. Bolshinsky (INL), W. Hintz (INL), E. Batyrbekov (National Nuclear Center of the Republic Kazakhstan), Ye. Koyanbayev (National Nuclear Center of the Republic Kazakhstan), Y. Baklanova (National Nuclear Center of the Republic Kazakhstan), A. Korovikov (National Nuclear Center of the Republic Kazakhstan)
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A Methodology Development for Proliferation Resistance Optimization of Advanced Reactors and Fuel Cycle
3:35–3:55PM EST
S. S. Chirayath (ORNL), R. M. Chamberlin (LANL), K. K. Hogue (ORNL), J. M. Osborn (Sandia), S. E. Skutnik (ORNL), L. M. Crabtree (Sandia), N. T. Hubley (LANL), L. G. Evans (ORNL), J. P. Joshi (Y-12 Nat'l Security Complex), M. M. Arno (ORNL), M. Paul (Sandia), T. E. Hanlon (Y-12 Nat'l Security Complex), J. A. Johnson (ORNL)
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X-Ray Imaging and Computed Tomography for Nuclear Waste Classification
3:55–4:15PM EST
Bernadette E. Brezinski (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville), Gomez W. Wright (ORNL), Paul B. Rose (ORNL), Jason P. Hayward (Univ. Tennessee, Knoxville)
Hands-On, Heads-Up: Blending Cyber T&E with Data Science-Driven Training in Jupyter Notebooks
4:15–4:35PM EST
Christopher Spirito (INL), Shannon Eggers (INL), Ethan Bauer (INL)
Presented by Ammon Williams (INL)
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