Papers and Presentations
Peer Reviewed Journal Articles
Krahn, S., Weber, M. S., Harkema, M., Acosta, R. M., Greenberg, M., Mayer, H., Kosson, D. (2026). Developing a process for collaboration-based siting of a Consolidated Interim Storage Facility (CISF) in the United States: Learning from communities living with legacy waste. Nuclear Technology, https://doi.org/10.1080/00295450.2025.2561198
Peer Reviewed Conceference Proceedings
Acosta, R. M., Lee, M., Weber, M.S., Krahn, S., & Harkema, M. (2026, March). Stakeholder engagement in nuclear waste cleanup at existing nuclear sites. Waste Management Symposia 2026, Phoenix, AZ. https://s3.amazonaws.com/amz.xcdsystem.com/A464D2CF-E476-F46B-841E415B85C431CC_abstract_File929/PDFFinalPaper_26408_0301062414.pdf
Weber, M.S., Shen, M., Acosta, R. M., Krahn, S., & Harkema, M. (2026, March). Leveraging AI to analyze social media and local news to understand community perspective on radioactive waste management. Waste Management Symposia 2026, Phoenix, AZ. https://s3.amazonaws.com/amz.xcdsystem.com/A464D2CF-E476-F46B-841E415B85C431CC_abstract_File929/PDFFinalPaper_26435_0301121223.pdf
Weber, M. S., Acosta, R. M., Harkema, M., & Krahn, S. (2025, March). Data-driven assessment of community data & social media to inform consent-based siting of spent nuclear fuel (SNF) storage. Waste Management Symposia 2025, Phoenix, AZ.
Weber, M. S., Acosta, R. M., Harkema, M., & Krahn, S. (2024, November). Community comments and social media interactions as a basis for informing consent-based siting of spent nuclear fuel facilities. 2024 American Nuclear Society Winter Conference and Expo, Orlando, FL. https://www.ans.org/pubs/transactions/article-56973/
Conference Presentations
Acosta, R. M., Lee, C., & Weber, M.S. (2026, November). Organizing risk in stakeholder communities. National Communication Association Annual Conference 2026, New Orleans, LA.
Acosta, R. M., & Weber, M. S. (2025, November). Complex systems, grand challenges, and variations in communicative perceptions of key stakeholders. National Communication Association Annual Conference, Denver, CO.
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. University of Michigan’s Symposium: An International Symposium on Sociotechnical Research on Nuclear Technology, Ann Arbor, MI.