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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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The will to lead the way
Hash Hashemian (president@ans.org), proud grandfather of 1-year-old Vera Rose Sizemore.
With the 2026 ANS Annual Conference right around the corner, planning is well underway, with many exceptional speakers who will explore how fusion and fission can turn breakthrough innovation into real, scalable power that drives our clean energy future. I am looking forward to seeing the nuclear community in Denver in June.
If you want to hear some of my thoughts on the current state of nuclear power before the conference, you can watch or listen to the March 3 episode of the Blockspace podcast, on which I was a guest (blockspace.media/podcast/americas-nuclear-revival-is-here-w-dr-hash-hashemian/). There, I aimed to both reach a broader audience and promote the peaceful uses of nuclear science and technology.
The episode contains a wide-ranging discussion about the current state of nuclear energy in America, touching on regulatory reform, surging electricity demand, and what it will take to maintain U.S. leadership in nuclear development.
Decommissioning Environmental Science and Remote Technology 2021
Plenary Session|Panel
Wednesday, December 1, 2021|4:20–5:45PM EST |International Ballroom East
Session Chair:
Marty Plys (FAI)
Student Assistant:
Erika Smith
This panel discussion will focus on advanced technologies for Fukushima decontamination and decommissioning. Experts will describe status of the site and technology being developed and deployed to for characterization, decontamination for dose reduction, debris retrieval, and debris processing. We anticipate that lessons learned will be applicable to routine maintenance and D&D of reactors in general.
Mitch Farmer
ANL
Damian Peko
USDOE
Joy Rempe
Rempe & Assoc.
Lake Barrett
Consultant
Shiyna Mizokami
Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings
Toyoaki Yamauchi
IRID
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