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2025 ANS Winter Conference & Expo
November 9–12, 2025
Washington, DC|Washington Hilton
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Matt Wald on nuclear power
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Matt Wald, an independent energy analyst and a writer who contributes to the Breakthrough Institute and has written feature articles for Nuclear News, recently shared his nuclear perspectives in a Zoom talk with Friends of Oak Ridge National Laboratory, a nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering ORNL’s scientific goals.
Missed opportunity: Wald, a former reporter for The New York Times and a former policy analyst for the Nuclear Energy Institute, feels that the nuclear industry and community “have committed industrial sin. Nuclear suffered through a long drought, and now it sees terrific demand for its product, and it’s not ready to deliver the needed electricity.”
Thursday, November 13Washington, D.C. | Washington Hilton
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Environmental concerns have historically presented a major obstacle to expanding the use of nuclear energy worldwide. In the United States, more than ten states have implemented laws to restrict new construction of nuclear reactors until a spent nuclear fuel disposal plan is developed. At the same time, nuclear industries have been pioneering environmental and waste isolation technologies with long compliance periods, multi-barrier systems, and extensive regulations.
In this course, students will learn the foundational aspects of radioactive waste management, including storage, recycling, and disposal technologies and environmental impact assessment methodologies, as well as relevant regulations and history. This course provides a holistic perspective of the subject, considering the origins and impact of radioactive waste throughout the fuel cycle. Critical review of current technical solutions and policies is emphasized in the course.
Join us for the first live course on Thursday, November 13 after the 2025 ANS Winter Conference & Expo in Washington, D.C., November 9-12. To register, please login or create an account. Cancellations made before October 17, 2025 are subject to a cancellation fee of $150. No refunds will be issued after October 17, 2025. Cancellations must be made in writing to askanything@ans.org.
Reserve your room at the Washington Hilton by October 17 to receive the lowest rates.
Megan Harkema, Assistant Project Manager for Collaboration-Based Siting Research, Vanderbilt University
Steven Krahn, Professor, Vanderbilt University
Christina Leggett, Director of Fuel Cycle Technologies, Oklo
Chammi Miller, R&D Manager, Sandia National Laboratories
Scott Sanborn, Manager, Sandia National Laboratories
Haruko Wainwright, Assistant Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
