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Public Discussions of Nuclear Waste Management on Social Media

1:00–1:20PM MST

Andrew Fox (Univ. Oklahoma), Kuhika Gupta (Univ. Oklahoma), Will Livingston (Univ. Oklahoma), Ross Buchanan (Univ. Oklahoma), Hank Jenkins-Smith (Univ. Oklahoma)

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The German Site Selection Process -- Current Geoscientific Work to Identify Possible Site Regions

1:20–1:40PM MST

Matthias E. Bauer (Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung), Sarah B. Cichy (Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung), Christian Derer (Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung), Sönke Reiche (Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung)

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A Natural Language Processing Tool to Support Stakeholder Engagements During a Consent-Based Siting Process

1:40–2:00PM MST

Thushara Gunda (Sandia), Matthew D. Sweitzer (Sandia)

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Tag It: A Natural Language Processing Approach to Enhancing Delineation of Public Comments Regarding the Consent-Based Siting Process

2:00–2:20PM MST

Danielle N. Sanchez (Sandia), Kamille Hackett (Sandia), Matthew D. Sweitzer (Sandia), Thushara Gunda (Sandia)

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Development of a Spent Nuclear Fuel Management and Disposal Onboarding Primer

2:20–2:40PM MST

Antonio Rigato (PNNL), Steven Maheras (PNNL), Janette Meacham (Sandia)

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