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Education, Training & Workforce Development
The Education, Training & Workforce Development Division provides communication among the academic, industrial, and governmental communities through the exchange of views and information on matters related to education, training and workforce development in nuclear and radiological science, engineering, and technology. Industry leaders, education and training professionals, and interested students work together through Society-sponsored meetings and publications, to enrich their professional development, to educate the general public, and to advance nuclear and radiological science and engineering.
Meeting Spotlight
ANS Student Conference 2025
April 3–5, 2025
Albuquerque, NM|The University of New Mexico
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Will policies outlined in Project 2025 affect nuclear much?
James Conca
I think so. The near future for nuclear depends on both the cabinet picks for Energy, Defense, Interior, and Commerce, and how well the new secretaries stick to the Project 2025 plan, the Heritage Foundation’s conservative blueprint for the future.
Those who want to read the entire 900-page Mandate for Leadership can find it easily online. The section relating to nuclear power and waste begins on page 363: “Department of Energy and Related Commissions,” by Bernard L. McNamee. The nuclear weapons–related portions are scattered throughout.
It is obvious from the beginning of the chapter that McNamee doesn’t really understand the Department of Energy. He can be forgiven, since most people don’t. For the several months following their appointments, new energy secretaries generally fail to understand what the DOE does—except for real nuclear folks like Ernest Moniz, who held the position from 2013 to 2017. Most think that the DOE is all about energy, when really it is mostly about weapons and waste.
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9:30–11:10AM EST
Ossabaw
Session Chair: Michael Marler|Alternate Chair: Billy Wilson
Talbot
Session Chair: Bert Barnes|Alternate Chair: Charles Lease
Conference 2/3
Session Chair: Douglas Batche|Alternate Chair: Jeff Walton
1:00–2:40PM EST
Session Chair: Thomas S. Dean
Session Chair: Russ Coon|Alternate Chair: Dan Randolph
Session Chair: Patrick J. Berry
3:20–5:00PM EST
Panel|Amelia 3/4
Session Chair: Gregg Ludlam|Alternate Chair: Patrick J. Berry
8:00–9:40AM EST
Session Chair: Ray Dean|Alternate Chair: Lisa Marshall
Session Chair: Juan Cortez|Alternate Chair: Jim Caery
10:10–11:50AM EST
Session Chair: Gerry Hildebrandt|Alternate Chair: Michael Marler
Session Chair: Michael Johnson|Alternate Chair: Bert Barnes
1:10–2:50PM EST
Session Chair: Lisa Marshall|Alternate Chair: Douglas Batche
Session Chair: Jim Caery|Alternate Chair: Tom Dean
Session Chair: Alan Lowe|Alternate Chair: Russ Coon
Session Chair: Dan Randolph|Alternate Chair: Gregg Ludlam
Session Chair: Dave Helling|Alternate Chair: Juan Cortez
Session Chair: Jeff Walton|Alternate Chair: Ray Dean
10:00–11:40AM EST
Session Chair: Charles Lease|Alternate Chair: Gerry Hildebrandt
Session Chair: Billy Wilson|Alternate Chair: Michael Johnson
