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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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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.
3:15–5:00PM EST
Lincoln East
Session Chair: Jeffery Greathouse|Alternate Chair: Jonathan Major
Panel|Lincoln West
Session Chair: Dan Moneghan|Alternate Chair: Sylvia Saltzstein
8:00–9:45AM EST
Session Chair: Hiroyuki Umeki|Alternate Chair: Emily R. Stein
Monroe
Session Chair: Sylvia J. Saltzstein|Alternate Chair: Dauren Sarsenbayev
Lincoln West
Session Chair: Joe Faldowski|Alternate Chair: Rob Howard
10:15AM–12:00PM EST
Session Chair: Ricardo Torres|Alternate Chair: Steven P. Nesbit
Panel|Monroe
Session Chair: Christina Leggett|Alternate Chair: Sven O. Bader
Session Chair: Seth King|Alternate Chair: Eduardo Basurto
Session Chair: LianGe Zheng|Alternate Chairs: Emily R. Stein, LianGe Zheng
Session Chair: Erika Holt|Alternate Chair: Jens Birkholzer
Georgetown West
Session Chair: Haruko Wainwright|Alternate Chair: Lindsay Shuller-Nickles
Session Chair: Kasey Kennett|Alternate Chair: Matt Feldman
Session Chair: Bob Borelli|Alternate Chair: Megan Harkema
Session Chair: Jens Birkholzer|Alternate Chair: Erika Holt
Session Chair: Andrew Barto|Alternate Chair: John Scaglione
Session Chair: Rob Howard|Alternate Chair: Lindsay Shuller-Nickles
1:00–2:45PM EST
Session Chair: Hatice Akkurt|Alternate Chair: Sylvia Saltzstein
Session Chair: Erika Holt|Alternate Chair: Sven O. Bader
