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2025 ANS Winter Conference & Expo
November 9–12, 2025
Washington, DC|Washington Hilton
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Leading the charge: INL’s role in advancing HALEU production
Idaho National Laboratory is playing a key role in helping the U.S. Department of Energy meet near-term needs by recovering HALEU from federal inventories, providing critical support to help lay the foundation for a future commercial HALEU supply chain. INL also supports coordination of broader DOE efforts, from material recovery at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina to commercial enrichment initiatives.
International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference
Technical Session
Thursday, November 17, 2022|8:00–9:45AM MST|Lantana
Session Chair:
Haruko Wainwright (MIT)
Alternate Chair:
Rosie Leone (Sandia)
Session Organizer:
Emily R. Stein
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Geologic Disposal Safety Assessment (GDSA) Biosphere Model Development
8:00–8:20AM MST
Caitlin Condon (PNNL), Saikat Ghosh (PNNL), Bruce Napier (PNNL), Glenn Hammond (PNNL), Harish Gadey (PNNL)
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Draft Recommendations for New Generic Repository Environmental Standards for the United States
8:20–8:40AM MST
Peter Swift (Consulting Scientist), Michael Apted (INTERA), Lake Barrett (Lake Barrett Consulting), John Kessler (J Kessler and Assoc.), Steven Nesbit (LMNT Consulting)
International Perspectives on Safety Regulations for Geological Disposal of High-Level Waste
8:40–9:00AM MST
Michael Apted (INTERA), Lake Barrett (Lake Barrett Consulting), John Kessler (J Kessler and Assoc.), Steven Nesbit (LMNT Consulting), Peter Swift (Consultant)
Characteristics of Future Human Society Assumed in Geologic Repository Standards
9:00–9:20AM MST
Steven P. Nesbit (LMNT Consulting), Michael Apted (INTERA), Lake Barrett (Lake Barrett Consulting), John Kessler (J Kessler and Assoc.), Peter Swift (Consulting Scientist)
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