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Full Schedule

  • Tuesday, July 29, 2025
  • 6:30 AM - 5:30 PM CST
    Registration Open
  • 6:30 AM - 5:30 PM CST
    Speaker Ready Room Open
  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM CST
    Speakers' Breakfast
  • 8:00 AM - 8:25 AM CST
    Plenary Session: A Decade of Rigor: MxV Rail’s Role in Advancing the Safe Transport of Spent Nuclear Fuel
  • 8:25 AM - 8:50 AM CST
    Plenary Session: International Collaboration: European Association of Competent Authorities (EACA)
  • 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM CST
    Companions' Program Breakfast
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CST
    Concurrent Technical Session – REG: Benefits of International Collaboration
    Chair: Akiko KONNAI – National Institute of Maritime, Port and Aviation Technology
    Co-Chair: Chanel Chauvet-Maldonado, Esq. – Oak Ridge National Laboratory
  • 9:00 AM - 10:20 AM CST
    Concurrent Panel Session – A Candid Conversation on FNPPs and Regulatory Perspectives
  • 9:00 AM - 10:20 AM CST
    Concurrent Panel Session – Insurance Issues for RAM Transport
  • 9:00 AM - 10:20 AM CST
    Concurrent Technical Session – DESIGN: Content Specific Challenges
    Chair: Samuel Abraham – Sellafield Ltd
    Co-Chair: William M. Housley, n/a – Savannah River National Laboratory
  • 9:00 AM - 10:20 AM CST
    Concurrent Technical Session – OPS: Dose Assessment for Spent Nuclear Fuel Transportation
    Chair: Peter Bryant – WNTI
    Co-Chair: Myriam Theinert – URENCO Limited
  • 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM CST
    Exhibit Hall Open
  • 10:20 AM - 10:40 AM CST
    Refreshment Break
  • 10:40 AM - 11:40 AM CST
    Concurrent Technical Session – DESIGN: New Trends in Structural Analysis
    Chair: Gregg J. Flores – Sandia National Laboratories
    Co-Chair: Steffen Michael Komann – BAM
  • 10:40 AM - 11:40 AM CST
    Concurrent Technical Session – OPS: Spent Fuel
    Chair: André Indenhuck – WTI Wissenschaftlich-Technische Ingenieurberatung GmbH
    Co-Chair: Erica Bickford – US Department of Energy
  • 10:40 AM - 11:40 AM CST
    Concurrent Technical Session – OPS: Transportation Outreach and Engagement Success Strategies
    Chair: Miriam Juckett – Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
    Co-Chair: Kurtis Hinz – TAM International
  • 10:40 AM - 11:40 AM CST
    Concurrent Technical Session – SEC: Application of Artificial Intelligence
    Chair: Jason Karcz – Oak Ridge National Laboratory
    Co-Chair: Carmen Good – IAEA
  • 10:40 AM - 12:00 PM CST
    Concurrent Technical Session – REG: AMR/SMR - Transportation Challenges
    Chair: Scott Sanborn – Sandia National Laboratories
    Co-Chair: Rajesh Garg – Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
  • 11:15 AM - 3:30 PM CST
    Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) Tour
  • 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM CST
    Lunch on Own
  • 2:00 PM - 2:40 PM CST
    Concurrent Technical Session – REG: Improving the Regulatory Basis in the US
    Chair: Eric Letang – ASNR
    Co-Chair: Eileen Supko – WNTI
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CST
    Concurrent Technical Session – DESIGN: Computational Testing and Validation
    Chair: John Bignell – Sandia National Laboratories
    Co-Chair: Michael Uhl – UNNPP
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CST
    Concurrent Technical Session – OPS: Preparation for Long Term Storage
    Chair: Sara Hogan – US Department of Energy
    Co-Chair: Samuel Abraham – Sellafield Ltd
  • 2:00 PM - 3:20 PM CST
    [CANCELLED] Concurrent Panel Session – TRU/WIPP
  • 2:00 PM - 3:20 PM CST
    Concurrent Technical Session – DESIGN: Aging Management
    Chair: Ludger Hoff – Framatome
    Co-Chair: Frederic Ledroit – ASNR
  • 3:20 PM - 3:40 PM CST
    Refreshment Break
  • 3:40 PM - 5:00 PM CST
    Concurrent Technical Session – DESIGN: Structural Analysis of Specific Components
    Chair: Nicolas Denert – CEA
    Co-Chair: Peter J. Sakalaukus, Jr. – Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
  • 3:40 PM - 5:00 PM CST
    Concurrent Technical Session – OPS: ANSI N14.5
    Chair: Matt Feldman – Sandia National Laboratories
    Co-Chair: Annette Rolle – BAM
  • 3:40 PM - 5:00 PM CST
    Concurrent Technical Session – REG: SSR-6 - Improving the Process
    Chair: David Pstrak – US Nuclear Regulatory Commission
    Co-Chair: Franz Peter Kattner – GNS mbH
  • 3:40 PM - 5:20 PM CST
    Concurrent Technical Session – DESIGN: Dry Storage
    Chair: Martin Neumann – Martin Neumann
    Co-Chair: Edward T. Ketusky, n/a – Savannah River National Laboratory (Contractor)
  • 3:40 PM - 5:20 PM CST
    Concurrent Technical Session – SEC: Regulatory Implementation and Program Development
    Co-Chair: Stephanie Jacobs – Savannah River National Laboratory