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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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NRC to issue new Part 61 rules for low-level waste disposal
Continuing its breakneck pace of introducing new rules and proposals, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission last week announced that it was proposing to amend its regulations under 10 CFR Part 61 governing the land disposal of low-level radioactive waste.
The proposed rule, which introduces a new risk-informed framework for LLW disposal in which sites can develop waste acceptance criteria based on site-specific characteristics, is one of several rules the NRC is seeking to finalize and issue in response to Executive Order 14300, “Ordering the Reform of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.”
Executive Session|Panel|Sponsored by Executive Track
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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