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November 9–12, 2025
Washington, DC|Washington Hilton
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ITA to work with IAEA on advance geologic repository knowledge
The International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association (ITA), a nongovernmental organization made up of 81 member states working to advance the safe, beneficial use of subsurface spaces, is working with the International Atomic Energy Agency to support the advancement of geologic disposal facilities for high-level radioactive waste.
Rebecca Sanderson (National Nuclear Laboratory), Mark Sarsfield (National Nuclear Laboratory), Hannah Colledge (National Nuclear Laboratory), Christophe Fongarland (European Space Agency), Steph Barron (European Space Agency)
Proceedings | Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space (NETS 2024) | Santa Fe, NM, May 6-10, 2024 | Pages 438-438