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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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ANS webinar looks at radiation studies and living near nuclear plants
In February, a study published in Nature Communications found a correlation between proximity to nuclear power plants and rates of cancer mortality. While the authors acknowledged that causation could not be established, they nonetheless said that calculations supported evidence of 115,586 “cancer deaths attributable to nuclear power plants proximity.”
On its release, this study garnered significant media attention—sparking worry among the public and immediate pushback from radiation experts. ANS recently hosted a webinar taking a deeper look at what that study (and other similar proximity studies) got wrong, the science behind what we do and do not know, and why these conversations matter.
1:00–3:10PM EST
Sponsored by Fusion Energy
Session Chair: Xin Xiao
Session Chair: David Rasmussen
Session Chair: Arkady Serikov
3:40–5:50PM EST
Session Chair: Peter Titus
Session Chair: Dennis Youchison
Session Chair: Juan Caneses
12:00–2:10PM EST
Session Chair: Robert Duckworth
Session Chair: Anita Poore
Session Chair: Greg Wallace
2:40–4:20PM EST
Session Chair: Joseph Petrella
Session Chair: Daniel Andruczyk
Session Chair: Yutai Katoh
4:50–6:30PM EST
Session Chair: David Senor
Session Chair: Arnie Lumsdaine
Session Chair: Lauren Garrison
Session Chair: Yuhu Zhai
Session Chair: Tim Bohm
Session Chair: Ales Necas
Session Chair: R. Patrick White
Session Chair: Sergey Smolentsev
Session Chair: Peter Dugan
Session Chair: Nicholas Santoro
Panel|Sponsored by Fusion Energy
Session Chair: Ales Necas|Alternate Chair: Abbey Goodman
12:15–2:00PM EST
Session Chair: Oleg Zikanov
Session Chair: Trey Gebhardt
Session Chair: Zeke Unterberg
2:30–4:15PM EST
Session Chair: Andrew Seltzman
Session Chair: Phil Ferguson
