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American Nuclear Society presents

Nuclear Waste Environment in the U.S. and the Nuclear Waste Administration Act Overview — ANS Members-Only Webinar

June 27, 2019|1:30–2:30PM (2:30–3:30PM EDT)

Members ANS Members Only

On Thursday, June 27, ANS Nuclear Waste Policy Task Force Chair Steve Nesbit provided testimony during a hearing before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. The purpose of the hearing was to examine options for the interim and long-term storage of nuclear waste and to consider S. 1234, the Nuclear Waste Administration Act of 2019.

The presentation was a follow-up roundtable discussion panel recapping the hearing. The four panelists included:

Steve Nesbit, ANS Nuclear Waste Policy Task Force Chair
Paul Dickman, ANS Government Relations Committee Chair
Rod McCullum, Senior Director â Decommissioning and Used Fuel at NEI
Craig Piercy, ANS Washington representative