This session will feature a roundtable discussion of the stakeholders in radioactive waste management in all of its forms and settings. This discussion features perspectives from the Department of Energy, commercial and regulatory representatives to create a collaborative approach to nuclear waste management.
Like politics, radioactive waste management is local – at least as long as it remains near dozens of communities throughout the U.S. Hear the latest regulatory perspectives from speakers and their roles in determining how radioactive waste is managed and stored.
This session will focus on the physical, cyber, policy and regulatory challenges making nuclear sites safe and secure.
As this audience remembers, the Three Mile Island accident in 1979 caused the public to question the nuclear industry’s ability to safely operate nuclear power plants. As a result, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the nuclear industry began to focus on the highest standards of care to ensure the safety of the workers, the public, and the environment. Today, the nuclear power industry is one of the safest industries in the world due to the significant progress made to improve safety over the past four decades. This session focuses on today’s initiatives being developed and implemented at nuclear power facilities to continue the industry’s quest for the highest levels of safety.
We’re excited to offer a unique opportunity to explore The Honorable Distillery’s finest spirits. From smooth bourbons to flavorful gins, each spirit has its own distinct flavor profile that will leave you wanting more. Please join us in the exhibit hall for a truly unforgettable tasting experience paired with delicious foods.
Safe and efficient transportation of radioactive materials and waste is a critical component of our industry. Our panelists will discuss how COVID temporarily impacted transportation and the efficiencies gained in a post COVID world.
Brokers work as an intermediary to generators and disposal sites. They act as a single point of contact for all waste management needs which can save the generators time, money, and the overhead processes required to independently manage disposal of their materials. Hear how brokers save time, money and overhead managing materials disposal for you.
This diverse panel of experts will share their perspectives, lessons learned, and recommendations for forming and maintaining positive relationships with affected communities concerning nuclear-related infrastructure. They will highlight both longstanding and new challenges and opportunities, such as DOE’s initiative on consent-based siting, that reinforce the importance of early, regular, and ongoing engagement with affected communities.
This session will connect the dots between activities in the government and commercial sectors. It will begin with a broad overview of federal used fuel management programs, address efforts to improve storage strategies for federal used fuel inventories, and examine parallel efforts to both extend storage durations for commercial storage systems and prepare for used fuel arisings from advanced reactors.
Regulations and nuclear facility designs continue to improve toward “risk informed, performance based” frameworks, and with climate change comes an increased need for natural hazard resiliency. In this session, Dr. Stamatakos will discuss lessons learned that can be gleaned from recent advances in seismic design methods for nuclear power plants that are relevant to radiological waste storage and disposal facilities.
This session will focus on the advances and effectiveness of the scientific and technical expertise in the DOE National Laboratory Complex (National Labs) toward meeting the objectives of both EM’s legacy nuclear waste cleanup mission and LM’s long-term surveillance and maintenance mission. Attendees will benefit from understanding the process; future objectives; and successes that have resulted from leveraging the capabilities of the National Labs.
This panel will include demonstrations of how technologies and their application are changing and improving the way the nuclear industry, safely and effectively, performs high hazard work, aerial surveillance and cleanup missions.
Get ready to fiesta like there’s no mañana at tonight’s networking reception hosted outside by the lodge. Enjoy listening to our mariachi band while you sip on a refreshing margarita and make new connections. Indulge in our deluxe nacho and fajita bar all while enjoying the festive atmosphere. Please join us for a fiesta like no other, and we look forward to seeing you there!
This session will discuss the implications of new and updated rules from the NRC that govern waste classifications and management including Part 61, GTCC and TRU waste as well as updates to the decommissioning rules
The key bridge to the next generation of nuclear is ensuring that operating plants continue through their full operational lives. With a number of plants recently shuttered, the idea of bringing one of those back to life has been met with increased interest from both the Federal Government and State Leaders. Come hear about the challenges and benefits from a regulatory, stakeholder, governmental, and logistical perspective of Holtec’s plan to repower the Palisades facility in Michigan and how that can help show the world that a plant can safely be resurrected.
Even as the U.S. nuclear energy market pivots to sustaining and developing reactors, some sites have shut down and progressed through decommissioning with unique and creative technology and procedures. In this session, Orano highlights their teams’ performance and innovations at the Vermont Yankee BWR and Crystal River 3 PWR accelerated decommissioning projects.
It’s an exciting time to be active in the nuclear sector. Hear from multiple voices driving what’s next in the sector including nuclear fusion, domestic HALEU production and the next gen workforce required to move the industry forward.
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