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Fuel Cycle & Waste Management
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ANS Student Conference 2025
April 3–5, 2025
Albuquerque, NM|The University of New Mexico
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El Salvador: Looking to nuclear
In 2022, El Salvador’s leadership decided to expand its modest, mostly hydro- and geothermal-based electricity system, which is supported by expensive imported natural gas and diesel generation. They chose to use advanced nuclear reactors, preferably fueled by thorium-based fuels, to power their civilian efforts. The choice of thorium was made to inform the world that the reactor program was for civilian purposes only, and so they chose a fuel that was plentiful, easy to source and work with, and not a proliferation risk.
Plenary Session|Panel
Monday, June 12, 2023|8:00–11:00AM EDT|Marriott 5/6
General Chair
Mark PetersExecutive Vice President for National Laboratory Management & Operations, Battelle
Yes, we have seen historic U.S. investments in nuclear technology in the last two years. Nuclear optimism is at a generational high. However, tough challenges remain: a laborious licensing process, a domestic enrichment gap, lack of progress on nuclear waste policy, a steep scale-up of our workforce and supply chains, demonstrating first of a kind fission and fusion technologies, just to name a few. It’s become increasingly clear that the world will not be able to solve its most fundamental climate and energy challenges without the power of nuclear technology, As such, we cannot afford to merely kick these challenges down the road. We must face them head on. If nuclear fails, the planet fails. That is not an option.
Keynote Speaker
Mitch DanielsIndiana Governor, 2004-2012Purdue University, President, 2013-2022
Speakers
Grace StankeMiss America 2023, Nuclear Engineering Student, Zero-Carbon Advocate
Dr. Michael GoffPrincipal Deputy Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy
Maria KorsnickPresident and Chief Executive Officer, Nuclear Energy Institute
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