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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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GAO: Clarification of HLW definition could save DOE billions
A clearer definition of what constitutes high-level radioactive waste could save the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management “tens of billions of dollars” in waste management costs and accelerate its cleanup schedule by decades, according to a report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office.
DOE-EM’s efforts to manage waste resulting from legacy spent nuclear fuel reprocessing have been hindered for decades by the ambiguity of the statutory definition of HLW as laid out in the Atomic Energy Act and Nuclear Waste Policy Act, the report states. While admitting that the DOE has taken steps to overcome this ambiguity, the GAO says that the department has not fully evaluated all available opportunities to treat and dispose of waste more economically as either transuranic or low-level radioactive waste.
Technical Session|Sponsored by NCSD
Friday, December 3, 2021|8:00–9:45AM EST |Gunston
Session Chair:
Theresa E. Cutler
Alternate Chair:
Tracy E. Stover
Session Organizer:
Vladimir Sobes
Student Assistant:
Conner Glatt
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Making the Most of a Facility Visit
8:05–8:25AM EST
Rebecca Rice (Savannah River Nuclear Solutions), Tracy Stover (Savannah River Nuclear Solutions)
Paper
The 2021 Edition of the ICSBEP Handbook
8:25–8:45AM EST
John D. Bess (INL), Tatiana Ivanova (OECD NEA), Julie-Fiona Martin (OECD NEA), Ian Hill (OECD NEA), Lori Scott (INL)
Sensitivity of a Response to Stoichiometry
8:45–9:05AM EST
Jeffrey A. Favorite (LANL)
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