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Waste Management Symposia 2026

The 52nd annual Waste Management Symposia will attract a powerful global network of attendees highlighting this year’s theme “Efficient and Innovative Nuclear Materials and Technology Solutions.”

WM Symposia will explore cutting-edge research, development, and operational insights across 12 specialized tracks, featuring discussions on timely topics like Used Fuel, D&D, Procurement and Contracting, Safety, Legacy Site Cleanup worldwide, and NRC/DOE initiatives. This year’s Featured US DOE Site is Hanford, Washington.

Bechtel at Waste Management Symposia 2026

The following Bechtel colleagues will be featured in several sessions at this year’s conference:

Bechtel’s President of Bechtel National, Inc, and the General Manager of Bechtel’s Environmental and Security business line Ben Souther will be featured during “Culture of Urgency” on March 10th.


Bechtel’s Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant Project Director and Senior Vice President Brian Hartman will be featured during “Meeting Government Mandate to Increase Efficiency” on March 10th.


Ken Harrawood

SIMCO’s President and Program Manager at WIPP Ken Harrawood will be featured during “Meeting Government Mandate to Increase Efficiency” on March 10th.


This year’s conference will take place at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Bechtel is a Diamond sponsor of this year’s conference and will be present at booth #201.

Bechtel has partnered with the U.S. Department of Energy for more than 75 years, building on decades of experience delivering complex projects for government and commercial customers worldwide.

From managing and operating DOE laboratories and production sites to delivering critical clean-up projects, Bechtel executes on some of the nation’s most consequential security, science, and environmental programs missions. Bechtel’s work includes advancing uranium operations at the Y‑12 National Security Complex, safely isolating transuranic waste at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, building infrastructure to treat legacy waste at the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant, and supporting breakthrough fusion ignition at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

Bechtel executes projects critical to national and energy security and delivers transformative infrastructure worldwide. From iconic projects like the Hoover Dam to global leadership in Liquefied Natural Gas plants, Bechtel sets the standard for executing large and technically demanding projects, delivering results that meet the nation’s highest expectations.

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