2025 Speaker Presentations

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The following presentations were approved for distribution to attendees by the speakers. Please click on the speaker names to view their PDF presentations.

May You Live in Interesting Times: We Do!
Larry Camper, Senior Nuclear Safety Consultant, Advoco Professional Services, LLC

A Fresh Future for Nuclear Energy: Tackle Waste Management Issues to Promote New Initiatives for the Sector
Joe Heckman, President, Waste Management, EnergySolutions
Reinhard Knerr, Deputy Manager, Portsmouth Paducah Project Office, DOE
Jay Mullis, Chief Nuclear Officer, UCOR

Regulatory Roundup: Streamline Permitting, Alleviate Burdens, Maintain Safety and Promote Energy Independence
Michael McBride, Partner, VanNessFeldman
Bruce Montgomery, Director, Decommissioning & Used Fuel, Nuclear Energy Institute
Frank Rusco, Director, Natural Resources & Environment-Energy Issues, GAO
Thomas Summers, Acting Chairman, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
Larry Camper (Moderator), Senior Nuclear Safety Consultant, Advoco Professional Services, LLC

A Look Ahead at the Office of Nuclear Energy Storage and Disposal Programs
Erica Bickford, PhD, Director, Office of Storage and Transportation, Office of Nuclear Energy, DOE
Marla Morales, Director, Collaboration Based Siting, Office of Nuclear Energy, DOE

USDOE Transuranic Waste Task Force/Technical Advisory Board
Jeff Carswell (Moderator), Program Manager, Carlsbad Field Office, Navarro Research and Engineering, Inc.

New Regulations and Innovations for Packaging, Transportation, and Storage
David Carlson, President and Chief Operating Officer, Waste Control Specialists, LLC
Julia Shenk, Director, Office of Packaging & Transportation, DOE

Technology Solutions to Meet Future Cleanup Challenges
Gary Cannell, Technical Fellow, Fluor Corporation
Gary Meyer, Chief Technology Officer, Redox Solutions
Patrick Snouffer, Senior Program Manager, Fuel Supply Chain, Zeno Power

Waste Management Economic Opportunities for States
Christine Csizmadia, Senior Manager, State Outreach, Nuclear Energy Institute

Success Stories You Can Use: SMRs and Advanced Reactor Waste Management
Gary Bell, PhD., Vice President, TRISO-X
Joe Heckman, President, Waste Management, EnergySolutions

Smart Science: How National Labs Are Using AI to Enhance Nuclear Waste Management
Thomas Danielson, PhD, Principal Scientist, Savannah River National Laboratory
Carol Eddy-Dilek, Laboratory Director for Environmental & Legacy Management, Savannah River National Laboratory

Closing Session: Recycle and Reuse, New Perspectives on Waste Management and Technology
Tim Milner, CSci CChem FRSC, Chief Technical Officer, EnergySolutions