Full Schedule

6:30 AM - 5:30 PM CST

Registration Open

Location: Pre-Function Space

6:30 AM - 5:30 PM CST

Speaker Ready Room Open

Location: Pearl 1-2

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM CST

Speaker Breakfast

Location: Pearl 3

8:00 AM - 8:25 AM CST

Plenary Session: Together, We’re Carrying Everyone’s Future

Location: Salons E-F

Presenter: – Nuclear Transport Solutions

8:25 AM - 8:50 AM CST

Plenary Session: Transforming the Back End of the U.S. Nuclear Fuel Cycle

Location: Salons E-F

Presenter: – United States Nuclear Industry Council

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM CST

Companion Program Breakfast

Location: Conference Room 22

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CST

Concurrent Technical Session – OPS: Leveling Up: Engaging Technologies to Enhance Training

Location: Conference Room 1-4

Chair: – Sandia National Labs

Co-Chair: – AWE

9:00 AM - 9:20 AM CST

Collaborative Virtual reality training module for package containing radioactive material

Location: Conference Room 1-4

Presenting Author: – CEA

9:20 AM - 9:40 AM CST

Enhancing Traditional Tabletop Exercises Through the Use of Emerging Technologies

Location: Conference Room 1-4

Presenting Author: – National Security Council – Department of Energy

9:40 AM - 10:00 AM CST

Security During the Transport of Nuclear and Other Radioactive Material

Location: Conference Room 1-4

Presenting Author: – Argonne National Laboratory

9:00 AM - 10:20 AM CST

Concurrent Panel Session – Transportation Security & Insider Threat Mitigation

Location: Salons A-B

Chair: – Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Panelist: – Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Panelist: – Los Alamos National Laboratory

Panelist: – Nuclear Transport Solutions

Panelist:

9:00 AM - 10:20 AM CST

Concurrent Technical Session – DESIGN: New & Modified Packaging Design III

Location: Salons C-D

Chair: – Urenco

Co-Chair: – National Maritime Research Institute

9:00 AM - 9:20 AM CST

TN®Sparrow: Small and light type B(U) transport solution for solid and liquid samples

Location: Salons C-D

Presenting Author:

Co-Author: – Orano NPS

9:20 AM - 9:40 AM CST

Shielded Container Development for Actinium-225

Location: Salons C-D

Presenting Author: – Paragon D&E / Tetra Tech HEI

9:40 AM - 10:00 AM CST

The R87 Package: A new Type B(U) Fissile Package for Swedish Spent Fuels in copper canisters

Location: Salons C-D

Presenting Author: – www.robatel.fr

10:00 AM - 10:20 AM CST

New SMR (Lead-cooled fast reactors (NEWCLEO) and Molten salt reactor(NAAREA)): Looking at Type B Fissile Casks to address fresh and spent fuel transportation.

Location: Salons C-D

Presenting Author: – www.robatel.fr

Co-Author: – www.robatel.fr

9:00 AM - 10:20 AM CST

Concurrent Technical Session – DESIGN: Shielding and Dose Calculations in Transport Packages

Location: Conference Room 20-21

Chair: – Transnuclear Ltd.

Co-Chair: – University of Nevada Reno

9:00 AM - 9:20 AM CST

Validation of Monte Carlo Shielding Models of Transport Packages

Location: Conference Room 20-21

Presenting Author: – Nuvia UK

9:20 AM - 9:40 AM CST

SAFKEG LS Package – Extension of Permitted Contents

Location: Conference Room 20-21

Presenting Author: – Croft Associates Ltd

9:40 AM - 10:00 AM CST

Analysis Process to Allow Transportation of the Complete Spent Nucear Fuel Inventory of a Reactor Pool in the ENUN 52B Package;

Location: Conference Room 20-21

Presenting Author: – ENSA

10:00 AM - 10:20 AM CST

Dose Rate Calculations in Serpent 2 for Transport Casks

Location: Conference Room 20-21

Presenting Author: – Federal Office for the Safety of Nuclear Waste Management (BASE)

9:00 AM - 10:20 AM CST

Concurrent Technical Session – REG: Transport Topics: Onsite and Liability

Location: Conference Room 16-17

Chair: – White & Case

Co-Chair: – Los Alamos National Laboratory

9:00 AM - 9:20 AM CST

French Regulation on Transport of Dangerous Goods Within Nuclear Sites

Location: Conference Room 16-17

Presenting Author:

9:20 AM - 9:40 AM CST

Establishing a New Department of Energy (DOE) Facility Packaging and Transportation Program

Location: Conference Room 16-17

Presenting Author: – SRS

9:40 AM - 10:00 AM CST

Japan’s Nuclear Transport Liability Framework and Institutional Issues

Location: Conference Room 16-17

Presenting Author: – Accounting Department, Nuclear Fuel Transport Co., Ltd.

10:00 AM - 10:20 AM CST

Technical Perspective on the Classification of Radioactive Materials Under the Paris Convention

Location: Conference Room 16-17

Presenting Author: – CEA (French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission)

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM CST

Exhibit Hall Open

Location: Salons G-M

10:20 AM - 10:40 AM CST

Refreshment Break

Location: Salons G-M

10:40 AM - 11:20 AM CST

Concurrent Technical Session – OPS: International Perspectives – Contents Specific

Location: Conference Room 1-4

Chair: – Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission

Co-Chair: – WNTI

10:40 AM - 11:00 AM CST

Development and Future Uses of the US Department of Energy’s Atlas Railcar Consist

Location: Conference Room 1-4

Presenting Author: – Sandia National Laboratories

11:00 AM - 11:20 AM CST

Application of a Graded Approach of Nuclear Transport Regulations for Nuclear Material Movements Within a Site Boundary

Location: Conference Room 1-4

Presenting Author: – Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL)

10:40 AM - 11:40 AM CST

Concurrent Technical Session – DESIGN: Computational Modeling for Certification

Location: Salons A-B

Chair: – Sandia National Laboratories

Co-Chair: – Nuclear Fuel Transport Co., Ltd.

10:40 AM - 11:00 AM CST

Explicit Dynamic Impact Analysis of the Building 3525 Packages

Location: Salons A-B

Presenting Author: – Oak Ridge National Laboratory

11:00 AM - 11:20 AM CST

Accelerated Design and Certification of a Small Plutonium Air Transport Package

Location: Salons A-B

Presenting Author: – Sandia National Laboratories

11:20 AM - 11:40 AM CST

EMBRACE-II Type B(U)F Package–Designed for Advanced BWR Fuel Technology

Location: Salons A-B

Presenting Author: – Westinghouse Electric Company

10:40 AM - 12:00 PM CST

Concurrent Technical Session – DESIGN: Containment & Leak Testing

Location: Salons C-D

Chair: – NAC International

Co-Chair: – ASNR

10:40 AM - 11:00 AM CST

Comparing DOE's Packaging University Leak Testing Course to NAC Optimus-H Operator Post-Load Leak Test Training

Location: Salons C-D

Presenting Author: – Savannah River National Laboratory (Contractor)

11:00 AM - 11:20 AM CST

Prediction Models for the Long-term Performance of Metal Seals in Dual-purpose Casks

Location: Salons C-D

Presenting Author: – BGZ Company

11:40 AM - 12:00 PM CST

Characterization of the Ageing Behavior of HELICOFLEX® TEXEAL® Texturized Metallic Seals

Location: Salons C-D

Presenting Author:

10:40 AM - 12:00 PM CST

Concurrent Technical Session – OPS: Maintenance

Location: Conference Room 16-17

Chair: – Orano TN -Americaa

Co-Chair: – Paragon D&E

10:40 AM - 11:00 AM CST

Maintenance Methods and Technical Background of NFT Type Transport Containers

Location: Conference Room 16-17

Presenting Author:

11:00 AM - 11:20 AM CST

Maintenance Management for Dedicated Transport Ships for Transport of Spent Nuclear Fuel and Radioactive Waste in Japan

Location: Conference Room 16-17

Presenting Author: – Transport department, Nuclear Fuel Transport Company, Ltd.

11:20 AM - 11:40 AM CST

MAINTENANCE OF THE FRENCH ATOMIC ENERGY AND ALTERNATIVE COMMISSION EFFLUENT PACKAGES

Location: Conference Room 16-17

Presenting Author:

11:40 AM - 12:00 PM CST

ALTERNATIVE FIVE-YEAR INSPECTION AND TESTING ON 30B CYLINDERS CONTAINING LOW ENRICHED URANIUM HEXAFLUORIDE AT THE INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY LOW ENRICHED URANIUM BANK

Location: Conference Room 16-17

Presenting Author: – IAEA

10:40 AM - 12:00 PM CST

Concurrent Technical Session – REG: Advances for Transport of ATF and HALEU

Location: Conference Room 20-21

Chair: – Boston Government Services

Co-Chair: – ASNR

10:40 AM - 11:00 AM CST

DOE/NRC Collaboration for Criticality Safety Support for Commercial-Scale HALEU Fuel Cycles and Transportation (DNCSH) – Status and Path Forward

Location: Conference Room 20-21

Presenting Author: – U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

11:00 AM - 11:20 AM CST

Burnup Credit in Revision 3 of NRC Regulatory Guide 7.9

Location: Conference Room 20-21

Presenting Author: – Oak Ridge National Laboratory

11:20 AM - 11:40 AM CST

Advancing UK’s HALEU Transport Infrastructure – A Collaborative Path to Nuclear Energy Security

Location: Conference Room 20-21

Presenting Author: – Nuclear Transport Solutions

Co-Author: – Nuclear Transport Solutions

11:40 AM - 12:00 PM CST

High Burnup Research Cask Origin and Destination Site Transportation Infrastructure Evaluations

Location: Conference Room 20-21

Presenting Author: – Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM CST

Lunch on Own

Location: Off-site

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CST

Concurrent Technical Session – DESIGN: Containment Design & Sensing in RAM Packaging

Location: Salons C-D

Chair: – Croft Associates

Co-Chair: – EnergySolutions LLC

2:00 PM - 2:20 PM CST

Development of a Helical Closure for Radioactive Material Shipping Packages

Location: Salons C-D

Presenting Author: – Savannah River National Laboratory

2:20 PM - 2:40 PM CST

[CANCELLED] Novel Component to Prevent Hydrogen Accumulation in Drums

Location: Salons C-D

Presenting Author: – SRNL/BSRA

2:40 PM - 3:00 PM CST

Managing Hydrogen Gas Generation in Radioactive Material Transport Packages

Location: Salons C-D

Presenting Author: – Argonne National Laboratory

2:00 PM - 3:20 PM CST

Concurrent Panel Session – Design: ASME Guidance Document for Explicit Dynamics

Location: Salons A-B

Chair: – Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und –prüfung (BAM)

Panelist: – Sandia National Laboratories

Panelist: – Westinghouse

Panelist: – EnergySolutions Cask Engineering & Licensing

Panelist: – Sandia National Laboratories

Panelist: – Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

2:00 PM - 3:20 PM CST

Concurrent Technical Session – OPS: Large Objects-Maritime

Location: Conference Room 20-21

Chair: – NFT

Co-Chair: – WNTI

2:00 PM - 2:20 PM CST

Conclusions From the First Return Campaign of Vitrified High-Level Waste on Sea-Going Vessels From the Competent Authority

Location: Conference Room 20-21

Presenting Author: – Martin Neumann

2:20 PM - 2:40 PM CST

Vitrified Residues Return from Sellafield: Consignment Gated Process and LFE

Location: Conference Room 20-21

Presenting Author: – Sellafield Ltd

2:40 PM - 3:00 PM CST

Shipment of SCO-III – Authority Assessment of Mechanical Aspects and Quality Management

Location: Conference Room 20-21

Presenting Author: – BAM

3:00 PM - 3:20 PM CST

Successful Transport of 24 heavy Casks from France to the United States of America

Location: Conference Room 20-21

Presenting Author: – Orano NPS

2:00 PM - 3:20 PM CST

Concurrent Technical Session – REG: On the Road Again: Land-based Microreactor Transport

Location: Conference Room 1-4

Chair: – Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Co-Chair: – Core Power

2:00 PM - 2:20 PM CST

The International Project on Innovative Nuclear Reactors and Fuel Cycles [INPRO] Activities in Transportable Nuclear Power Plants

Location: Conference Room 1-4

Presenting Author: – IAEA

2:20 PM - 2:40 PM CST

A USDOT Perspective on Advanced Reactors and their Impact on US and International Transportation Regulations

Location: Conference Room 1-4

Presenting Author: – US Department of Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

2:40 PM - 3:00 PM CST

Prototype Microreactor Transportation Safety Program

Location: Conference Room 1-4

Presenting Author: – Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

3:00 PM - 3:20 PM CST

eVinci Microreactor Deployment Strategy

Location: Conference Room 1-4

Presenting Author: – Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC

2:00 PM - 3:20 PM CST

Concurrent Technical Session – SEC: Workforces and Regime Development

Location: Conference Room 16-17

Chair: – CNS Y12 NSC

Co-Chair: – Consultant

2:00 PM - 2:20 PM CST

Regionalized Hand-Off Systems to Address the Driver Shortage in Radioactive Material Transport

Location: Conference Room 16-17

Presenting Author: – UT-Battelle/ORNL

2:20 PM - 2:40 PM CST

Safeguarding Radioactive Material Transport: A Comprehensive Approach to Regulation, Communication, Liability, and Transportation Security

Location: Conference Room 16-17

Presenting Author: – TANZANIA ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION

2:40 PM - 3:00 PM CST

Identifying Generational Shifts in Workplace Worldviews to Predict Changes in Insider Threat Likelihood, Risk, and Motivation

Location: Conference Room 16-17

Presenting Author: – Oak Ridge National Laboratory

3:00 PM - 3:20 PM CST

[CANCELLED] Deployment of Technologically Advanced Radiation Detection Instruments for Controlled Movement of Nuclear and Other Radioactive Materials Out of Regulatory Control across Nigeria's Land Borders for Optimized Nuclear Security [CANCELLED]

Location: Conference Room 16-17

Presenting Author:

3:20 PM - 3:40 PM CST

Refreshment Break

Location: Pre-Function Space

3:40 PM - 4:40 PM CST

Concurrent Technical Session – OPS: Microreactors and Space Powers

Location: Conference Room 20-21

Chair: – US Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Co-Chair: – Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

3:40 PM - 4:00 PM CST

Advanced Reactors – Taxonomy and Transportation Qualification Approach

Location: Conference Room 20-21

Presenting Author: – Sandia National Labs

4:00 PM - 4:20 PM CST

Emerging Technologies in Radioactive Materials Transport

Location: Conference Room 20-21

Presenting Author: – NUVIA UK

4:20 PM - 4:40 PM CST

Transporting Space Radioactive and Nuclear Modules... on Earth (To Their Launchpad)

Location: Conference Room 20-21

Presenting Author: – AB5 Consulting

3:40 PM - 5:00 PM CST

Concurrent Panel Session – RAM Packaging on the World Stage

Location: Salons A-B

Co-Chair: – Centrus Energy Corp.

Co-Chair: – CTI

Presenter: – descote, Inc.

Presenter: – Westerman, Inc.

Presenter: – NAC International

3:40 PM - 5:00 PM CST

Concurrent Technical Session – DESIGN: Computational Modeling for Drop Test Characterization

Location: Conference Room 1-4

Chair: – Westinghouse Electric Company

Co-Chair: – Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM)

3:40 PM - 4:00 PM CST

Optimization of Control Parameters Specific to Numerical Models in Drop Test Reproduction Analysis

Location: Conference Room 1-4

Presenting Author: – Transnuclear, Ltd.

4:00 PM - 4:20 PM CST

Shedding New Light on FCC Container Drop Tests

Location: Conference Room 1-4

Presenting Author: – FRAMATOME

4:20 PM - 4:40 PM CST

Drop Test of a Dual Purpose Transport Cask Using R-PUF as a Shock Absorbing Material

Location: Conference Room 1-4

Presenting Author: – Kanadevia Corporation

4:40 PM - 5:00 PM CST

Drop Evaluation for a Universal Canister System into a Deep Bore Hole and Subsequent Impacts

Location: Conference Room 1-4

Presenting Author: – NAC International

3:40 PM - 5:00 PM CST

Concurrent Technical Session – DESIGN: Containment & Leak Testing of Packages

Location: Salons C-D

Chair: – ASND

Co-Chair: – Leak Testing Specialists, Inc.

3:40 PM - 4:00 PM CST

Tightness Assessment of Welded Lids for Encapsulations of Damaged Spent Nuclear Fuel in the Design Approval Process of Dual-Purpose Casks (DPC)

Location: Salons C-D

Presenting Author: – Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und –prüfung (BAM)

Co-Author: – Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM)

4:00 PM - 4:20 PM CST

Pressure Change Leak Testing of Silicone and EPDM O-rings

Location: Salons C-D

Presenting Author: – Croft Associates

4:20 PM - 4:40 PM CST

Sealing Performance Evolution During Thermal Ageing of Elastomer Gaskets

Location: Salons C-D

Presenting Author: – ASNR (French authority for nuclear safety and radiation protection)

4:40 PM - 5:00 PM CST

Simple Solution for Leak Testing a Double O-Ring, Single Test Port Packaging Without a Tracer Gas Port

Location: Salons C-D

Presenting Author: – EnergySolutions Cask Engineering & Licensing

3:40 PM - 5:00 PM CST

Concurrent Technical Session – REG: Transport of RAM by Sea

Location: Conference Room 16-17

Chair: – Nuclear Fuel Transport Co., Ltd.

Co-Chair: – Federal Office for the Safety of Nuclear Waste Management (BASE)

3:40 PM - 4:00 PM CST

Current Status of Licensing Applications for SF and MOX Transport Ship and LLW Transport Ship in Japan

Location: Conference Room 16-17

Presenting Author: – Nuclear Fuel Transport Co.,Ltd.

4:00 PM - 4:20 PM CST

Japanese KAISA 520 Vessel Licensing

Location: Conference Room 16-17

Presenting Author: – Nuclear Transport Solutions

Co-Author: – Nuclear Transport Solution

4:20 PM - 4:40 PM CST

Quantitative Assessment of Radionuclide Release Rate from a SNF Transport Cask Submerged in Deepsea

Location: Conference Room 16-17

Presenting Author: – Keimyung University

Co-Author:

4:40 PM - 5:00 PM CST

Maritime Transport of Nuclear Materials

Location: Conference Room 16-17

Presenting Author: – Nuclear Transport Solutions

Co-Author: – Nuclear Transport Solutions

7:00 PM - 10:00 PM CST

PATRAM 2025 Gala

Location: Salons E-F