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Nuclear Waste Strategies Forum

Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Advancing Sustainability, Safeguards & Stewardship Across the Nuclear Lifecycle

Sustainable Waste Strategies for Advanced Reactors Forum will address the critical balance between advancing nuclear technology and maintaining environmental responsibility. This track brings together experts from across the sector to discuss safeguards, reuse, recycling, and waste minimization strategies. With perspectives from DOE-EM, DOE-NE, and industry partners sessions will explore digital transformation within waste management and examine new approaches for extending reactor life and improving the overall sustainability of the nuclear fuel cycle.

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Forum Topics:

  • Materials Control and Accountability (Safeguards)
  • Waste Management and Reduction Technologies
  • Perspectives on Reuse, Reprocessing and Recycle
  • NRC initiatives for the advanced reactor waste cycle
  • Digital Transformation Across the Fuel Cycle
  • DOE involvement with spent fuel strategies
  • Reviewing definitions of high level waste with DOE
  • Spent fuel storage or disposal
  • Updated characterization strategies for Advanced Nuclear Reprocessing
  • Bridging waste strategies with Advanced Reactors and current spent fuel

WEDNESDAY JUNE 17, 2026

7:00AM - 8:00AM
Registration
7:00AM - 8:00AM
Breakfast
8:00AM - 11:00AM
General Session
9:15AM - 10:00AM
Break
11:00AM - 11:15AM
Break

11:15AM - 12:15PM

Nuclear Power Today and Tomorrow

12:15PM - 1:15PM
Lunch
Nuclear Waste Strategies Forum

1:15PM - 3:15PM

Panel Discussion: Sustainable Waste Strategies for the Advanced Reactor Market

The discussion will provide a comprehensive look at the evolving waste landscape associated with advanced reactors, including how new fuel forms, operating regimes, and fuel cycles challenge traditional waste management assumptions. Panelists will explore the technical, regulatory, and infrastructure realities of spent fuel handling, transportation, storage, and potential pathways for recycling or reprocessing

Presenters: Invited Speakers

3:15PM - 3:45PM
Break/Technology Hub

3:45PM - 4:30PM

New Technology Discussions for Sustainable Nuclear Waste Strategies

AI and Machine Learning, Robotics and Real-time Monitoring, Imaging and Sensor Technology, and Harmonized Methodologies

Presenter: Andrew Thebes, Interim VP, Measurement Systems and Services, Mirion

4:30PM - 4:45PM

Closing Remarks/Wrap-Up

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John Wick

Director of Marketing

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John Dutton

President

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Laura Swan

CEO

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