Highlights of the 33rd Annual INMM Spent Fuel Management Seminar

Each January, nuclear professionals look forward to gathering in Washington, D.C., to network; learn about spent fuel management practices worldwide, new developments in the field and emerging issues; and discuss the effects of politics and public perception on programs around the world. The 33rd annual Spent Fuel Management Seminar, sponsored by the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management (INMM), in partnership with the U.S. Nuclear Infrastructure Council (NIC), drew about 100 participants. There were representatives from Bulgaria, China, Japan, Spain, Sweden, South Korea and the United States, and the seminar featured presentations by key global industry experts. Topics included the status of global spent fuel management, international transportation of spent fuel, the politics of spent fuel management in the United States, spent fuel technology projects and consolidated storage initiatives. Corey Hinderstein, president of INMM, noted in her opening remarks that “dealing with the back end of the fuel cycle is part and parcel to responsible nuclear stewardship.”