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2026 Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Holtec to provide sheltered spent fuel storage in Taiwan
Holtec International announced that it has been awarded a turnkey supply contract by Taiwan Power Company (TPC) to establish indoor dry spent nuclear fuel storage facilities at both the closed Chinshan and Kuosheng nuclear power plant sites on the island nation.
International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference
Technical Session
Tuesday, November 15, 2022|3:15–5:00PM MST|Noble
Session Chair:
Milos Atz (ANL)
Alternate Chair:
Christina Leggett (Booz Allen Hamilton)
Session Organizer:
Brady D. Hanson
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Effects of LEU+ and HBU Fuel on PWR Decay Heat and Radiation Source Term
3:15–3:35PM MST
Nicholas Kucinski (ORNL), Peter Stefanovic (ORNL), Justin Clarity (PNNL), William Wieselquist (ORNL)
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Graphite Life-Cycle Cost Model for HTGRs
3:35–3:55PM MST
Isabel Naranjo De Candido (MIT), Koroush Shirvan (MIT)
Recent Advancements in SFP Criticality for Existing LWR Fuels and Roadmap for Advanced LWR Fuels
3:55–4:15PM MST
Hatice Akkurt (EPRI), Robert Hall (EPRI)
Criticality and Decay Heat Analysis of Spent Nuclear Fuel from Molten Salt Reactors
4:15–4:35PM MST
Semin Joo (KAIST)
Presented by Robby Joseph (INL)
A Sociotechnical Readiness Level Framework for the Development of Advanced Nuclear Technologies
4:35–4:55PM MST
Aditi Verma (Univ. Michigan), Todd Allen (Univ. Michigan)
Fast Reactor Recycling of Slightly Used Nuclear Fuel (SUNF)
4:55–5:15PM MST
Steven Curtis (Readiness Resource)
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