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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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NEA publishes new SMR Dashboard
The OECD Nuclear Energy Agency has published the third edition of the NEA Small Modular Reactor Dashboard, a comprehensive global review of SMR technology that defines criteria for assessing progress in the development of these advanced reactors. The assessments are based on six dimensions of readiness: licensing, siting, financing, supply chain, engagement, and fuel.
International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference
Technical Session
Wednesday, November 16, 2022|10:00–11:45AM MST|Noble
Session Chair:
Christina Leggett (Booz Allen Hamilton)
Alternate Chair:
Kim Petry (US DOE)
Session Organizer:
Brady D. Hanson
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Sensitivity Analysis of Fuel Cycle Transitions Using Cyclus-Dakota
10:00–10:20AM MST
Amanda M. Bachmann (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Scott Richards (ANL), Madicken Munk (Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Bo Feng (ANL)
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Grimsel Test Site -- Highlights from the Underground Rock Laboratory in the Swiss Alps
10:20–10:40AM MST
Ingo Blechschmidt (Nagra), Raphael Schneeberger (Nagra), Florian Kober (Nagra), Andrew Martin (Nagra), Thomas Spillmann (Nagra), Emiliano Stopelli (Nagra), Stratis Vomvoris (Nagra), Herwig R. Muller (Nagra)
Consolidated Interim Storage Facility Concept and Capabilities Development
10:40–11:00AM MST
Nicholas Klymyshyn (PNNL), Stuart Arm (PNNL), Eric Berglin (PNNL), Carl Enderlin (PNNL), Beric Wells (PNNL), Nathan Philips (PNNL), Jason Serkowski (PNNL), Ryan Meyer (PNNL), Joe Carter (PNNL)
System Analysis Modeling and Intermodal Transportation for Commercial Spent Nuclear Fuel
11:00–11:20AM MST
H.R. Gadey (PNNL), M. Nutt (PNNL), P. Jensen (PNNL), R. Howard (PNNL), R. Joseph (INL), L. Vander Wal (ANL), R. Cumberland (ORNL)
Nuclear Governance Issues Affecting Multinational Repository Concepts
11:20–11:40AM MST
Leon Kegel (ARAO), Charles McCombie (McCombie Consulting)
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