Symposium Program

8:30–8:45am Welcome and Opening Remarks

Todd Allen, Fastest Path to Zero Insitute, Nuclear Engineering & Radiological Sciences, University of Michigan
Aditi Verma, Fastest Path to Zero Insitute, Nuclear Engineering & Radiological Sciences, University of Michigan

8:45–9:05am Keynote Conversation—Lightning Talks

Siegfried Evens, Chalmers University of Technology
Adna Camdzic, University of Turin, Italy
Teva Meyer, Université de Haute-Alsace
Daniel Hoover, University of Michigan
Sungyeol Choi, Seoul National University
Nicolas Déambrosi, CNEA
Margot Hurlbert, University of Saskatchewan
Lisa Marshall, North Carolina State University and American Nuclear Society
Katlyn Turner, MIT Media Lab

9:05–9:15am Sociotechnical Research and Education: Limitations and Future Work

Aditi Verma, Fastest Path to Zero Insitute, Nuclear Engineering & Radiological Sciences, University of Michigan

9:15–10:45am Session 1: History

Chair: Jessica Lovering, Good Energy Collective

Renegotiating the Nuclear Divide: A Historical Perspective on Managing the Dynamics between Civilian and Military Technologies
Sonja Schmid, Virginia Tech

Polygon(s) Borders: Contested Topography of Nuclear Memory in Kazakhstan
Olya Feldberg, University of Virginia

“Arturo” Nuclear Power Plant and the Technopolitics of Italian Nuclear Decommissioning
Adna Camdzic, University of Turin, Italy

Lessons Learned from Korea’s Comeback from Phase-out Policy of Nuclear Energy: Deliberative Polling of Shin-Kori 5, 6 Projects
Sungyeol Choi, Seoul National University

10:45–11am Break

11–12:30pm Session 2: Communication and Collaboration

Chair: Lisa Marshall, North Carolina State University and American Nuclear Society

Atoms for Peace Meets Nuclear Stewardship: Evolving Public Communication Strategies by Civilian-Use Next Generation Nuclear Energy Projects
Randall Fowler, Abilene Christian University

Analysis of Cognitive Structure forming Attitudes toward Nuclear Energy
Makoto Takahashi, Tohoku University

From Consent to Collaboration: Co-Designing the Future of Spent Nuclear Fuel Facilities
Sebastian Lecha, University of Michigan

Deep Time Responsibility
Katie Snyder, University of Michigan

12:30–1:15pm Lunch

1:15–2:45pm Session 3: Sociotechnical Studies of Fusion

Chair: Aditi Verma, University of Michigan

Community Engaged Design: Working Collaboratively with Communities to Design Fusion Energy Systems
Daniel Hoover, University of Michigan
Nathan Kawamoto, University of Michigan

Participatory Technology Assessments for Nuclear Energy Technologies: Exploring the Value Proposition through Nuclear Waste Siting and Fusion Energy Systems Development
Jared Owens, University of Michigan
Nicholas Weller, Arizona State University

2:45–4:15pm Session 4: Regulation and Safety

Chair: Tara Righetti, University of Wyoming

Lumps and Bumps: investigating the sociotechnical dimensions of nuclear emergency zoning in the UK through geo-legal methodologies
Teva Meyer, Université de Haute-Alsace

Transforming Nuclear Safety: Effective Operation of Japan’s New Nuclear Oversight Process
Hiroko Kondo, Matrix-K

Constructing Tritium Risks: Tritium’s Role in Pro/Anti-Nuclear Arguments
Taylor Loy, Virginia Tech

(In)Consistencies Among Nuclear Facility Safety Analysis Terminology in the United States: An Exercise in Semantics or a Call for Harmonization?
Megan Harkema, Vanderbilt University

4:15–4:30pm Break

4:30–6pm Session 5: Nuclear Waste  

Chair: Stephanie Weir, Idaho National Laboratory

Developing a Process for Consent-Based Siting of a Consolidated Interim Storage Facility (CISF) in the United States: Mutual, Sociotechnical Learning from Communities Surrounding DOE-EM Sites
Steve Krahn, Vanderbilt University

Early Engagement with Communities to Enable Procedural Justice and Capacity-Building for the Siting of U.S. Federal Interim Nuclear Waste Storage Facilities
Cleo Schroer, Good Energy Collective

Consent, stewardship, isolation, and care: perspectives on epistemologies of nuclear waste management
Katlyn Turner, MIT Media Lab

Decolonizing the Deep Future
Robert Geroux, Eastern Washington University

6–7:30pm Dinner Reception + Poster Session

Data-Informed Evaluation Framework for Integrated Energy Systems: Insights from Power, Process Heat, and Hydrogen Production Applications
So-Bin Cho, University of Michigan

From Coal to Clean: A Holistic Approach for Retrofitting Nuclear into Coal Sites for Deep Decarbonization
Md Rafiul Abdussami, University of Michigan

American and Japanese University Student Knowledge of, and Views about Climate Change and Energy Contributions
Akhila Mulapudi, University of Michigan

System Dynamics Modeling for Nuclear Security Culture Assessment
Keonhee Lee, Seoul National University

Community Engagement Best Practices for Nuclear, CCUS, and Hydrogen Industries
Sebastian Lecha, University of Michigan

Achieving Timely Advanced Reactor Deployment—How Can Historical Information Support the Advanced Reactor Design Process?
Megan Harkema, Vanderbilt University

First Steps Towards Studying Maximum Recycling of Used Nuclear Fuel
Brennan Ferrington, Vanderbilt University

8:30–10am Session 6: Nuclear Education and Culture 

Chair: Olivia Blackmon, Oak Ridge Associated Universities STEM Accelerator

Nuclear Trading Zones:  The Formation of Nuclear Engineering Education in the US and Sweden
Siegfried Evens, Chalmers University of Technology

Nuclear cultural heritage in Argentine Patagonia: proposal for international dialogue based on social research
Nicolas Déambrosi, CNEA

Teaching Nuclear Sociotechnical Issues is a Must
Sue Magidson, Vanderbilt University

Teaching community-engaged participatory design to nuclear engineering students
Aditi Verma, University of Michigan

10–10:40am Session 7: Missives from Practitioners and Policymakers

Chair: Margot Hurlbert, University of Saskatchewan

Nuclear Philanthropy Today and Tomorrow
Theo Kalionzes, The Oppenheimer Project

Navigating complexity: Integrating social science and environmental justice into consent-based siting
Marissa Bell, Department of Energy

10:40–10:45am Break

10:45–12:15pm Session 8: New Pathways

Chair: Katie Snyder, University of Michigan

Exploring Atomic Terrain
Lovely Umayam, Bombshelltoe

Sociotechnical Systems from Theory to Practice: A National Laboratories Perspective
Gretchen Gano, Sandia National Lab

Negotiating the grid:  the cultural challenges of technological innovation in nuclear decommissioning
Ian Tellam, Manchester University

Socio-Technical Risk Analysis: Past, Current, and Future
Zahra Mohaghegh, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Being Responsible, Being Liable: The Constitutive Ethical Aporias of Nuclear Techno-Politics in India
Kumar Sundaram, Concordia University

12:15–1:15pm Lunch

1:15–3:15pm Workshop

3:30–4:30pm Kikuchi Professorship Ceremony

WELCOME
Mingyan Liu
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Alice L. Hunt Collegiate Professor of Engineering
Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
REMARKS
Steven E. Aumeier
Senior Advisor, Strategy & Programs, Idaho National Laboratory
Kumar Sridharan
Grainger Professor, Departments of Nuclear Engineering & Engineering Physics and Materials Science & Engineering, University of Wisconsin–Madison
John Kotek
Senior Vice President of Policy Development and Public Affairs, Nuclear Energy Institute
Jessica Lovering
Co-Founder & Executive Director, Good Energy Collective
Senior Visiting Fellow, Fastest Path to Zero Initiative
INTRODUCTION OF HONOREE
Steven E. Aumeier
Senior Advisor, Strategy & Programs, Idaho National Laboratory
LECTURE
“Why Are We Here?”
Todd Allen
Glenn F. and Gladys H. Knoll Department Chair of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences
Chihiro Kikuchi Collegiate Professor, Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences
Founding Director, Fastest Path to Zero Initiative
PRESENTATION AND CLOSING
Mingyan Liu
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Alice L. Hunt Collegiate Professor of Engineering
Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

4:30–5:30pm Reception