David Sassani

Affiliation

Sandia National Laboratories

Biography

Dr. Sassani has over 30 years of experience applying his expertise in geochemistry and geology to elucidate metal transport in fluids in the Earth’s crust, evolution of radioactive waste repository source-terms, and safety assessments for geologic disposal of spent fuel and high-level radioactive wastes. He is a Distinguished Member of Technical Staff at Sandia National Laboratories and is the National Technical Director for the Spent Fuel and Waste Science and Technology Program within the U.S. DOE Office of Spent Fuel and Waste Disposition. Within the SFWST Campaign, Dr. Sassani leads and integrates technical work in the Disposal Research R&D and Storage and Transportation R&D programs, while synthesizing Campaign direction.