Save the Date: Friday April 6, 2018
Managing spent fuel is one of the most significant challenges surrounding the use of nuclear energy. Although the technical means to build repositories exist, disposal attempts have often faced strong political and societal pushback. Many states are now acknowledging the urgency of the matter and considering multinational or national interim storage facilities until they construct a permanent repository. The Stimson Center and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences’ Global Nuclear Future Initiative are pleased to host a seminar on “Solving the Unsolvable: Nuclear Waste Solutions for the New Millennium.” Led by experts from academia, government, NGOs, and the nuclear industry, the panels and discussions will examine the existing interim storage facility proposals as well as opportunities and challenges that lie ahead.
WHAT: A public seminar on various proposals for storage of radioactive waste.
WHERE: The Stimson Center, 1211 Connecticut Avenue, NW, 8th Floor, Washington DC, 20036
WHEN: Friday, April 6, 2018 | 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
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Agenda (speaker bios can be found at the bottom of the page)
Subject to change
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9:00 – 9:15 |
Opening Remarks by the Stimson Center and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Speakers: Frances Giovanni, American Academy of Arts and Sciences |
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9:15 – 10:45
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Panel Discussion: Nuclear Waste Management – Existing Proposals and Levels of Governance Chair: Cindy Vestergaard, Stimson Center Speakers: Putting proposals into the global context Towards Regional Solutions to Nuclear Waste Management: Lessons Leanred from Institutions around the World Multilateral Interim Storage Current Multilateral Repository Initiatives |
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10:45 – 11:00 |
Coffee Break |
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11:00 – 12:30
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Roundtable: Factors that might Advance Storage Solutions at the National or Multilateral level: Experiences from around the World Chair: Robert Sloan, Tulane Law School Speakers: South Australia Canada Current Status of Taiwan’s Storage/Disposal Plan Working on capacity building at national and regional level: NTI work in Asia |
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12:30 – 13:30
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Lunch and Keynote Address: the Situation in the United States and Steps Forward Introductory Remarks: Robert Rosner, Unviersity of Chicago Speaker: Daniel B. Poneman, Centrus Energy Corp. |
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13:30 – 15:00
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Roundtable: Challenges and Possibilities Ahead Chair: Jacqueline Kempfer, Stimson Center Speakers: Cost of Geological Disposal: What are – could – should they be? The Role of ‘4S’ Nuclear Principles |
Speaker Powerpoint can be Downloaded Here