Waste Management Symposia 2026

The Waste Management Symposia, a non-profit that annually convenes experts on radioactive-waste management and decommissioning of nuclear facilities, will be held in Phoenix, Arizona, USA in 2026. This event is an open forum for engineers and technical experts from utilities, waste-management firms, and national labs to discuss solutions and steps towards safe, environmentally responsible and cost effective solutions to radioactive waste management. This year’s theme is “Efficient and Innovative Nuclear Materials and Technology Solutions” and PAR Systems will be participating as an exhibitor this year, providing their knowledge and expertise in nuclear waste management and decommissioning.

Presentation Details

At the Defense Waste Process Facility located at Savannah River National Lab in South Carolina, all work revolves around the Main Process Cell (MPC) Crane used to vitrify radioactive waste. This crane was initially installed in the 1980’s and PAR Systems recently upgraded the complex controls and camera system. PAR Systems partnered with GlobalSIm to provide the training simulation model to run on a simulator console that is identical to the operator console developed by PAR Systems.

Being used as the process crane for the entire facility, the MPC crane is vital to Savannah River’s mission to reduce and safely store the nation’s legacy nuclear waste stream. Director of OT Systems at Savannah River Mission Completion, Cameron Carlsen will be presenting on this collaboration with PAR Systems.

Event Details

Dates: March 8-12, 2026
Location: Phoenix Convention Center
More Details: Event Website