title: Achieving Criticality of Preservation Knowledge 
creators: Jim Moye Jenny Mitcham William Kilbride Elizabeth Kata
abstract: The concerns of the digital preservation community are shared by those working in the nuclear field - preserving information for as long as it is required, taking into account the needs of diverse stakeholders, explaining needs to IT professionals, preserving data from legacy systems and obsolete media, managing accessibility and information security. Yet the length of time knowledge needs to be accessible and understandable, the accountability for public safety, and non-proliferation concerns present further challenges in the preservation of information related to nuclear science and its applications. Preservation efforts in this field must be approached and executed with these challenges in mind while also aligning with community good practices. 
  Practitioners from the nuclear field will present their experiences and. the panel discussion will address collaboration and impediments, appraisal and records management in light of the length of time material must be available, and preservation
  approaches. The panel will demonstrate the ways in which those in the nuclear field benefit from and apply good preservation practices and highlight how practitioners in the nuclear field can contribute to the broader digital preservation community thus opening a dialogue on how we can progress together.