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2025 ANS Winter Conference & Expo
November 8–12, 2025
Washington, DC|Washington Hilton
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ANS Winter Conference: DOE, NRC leaders stress need for speedier nuclear approval
David Wright
Chris Wright
During speeches at the American Nuclear Society’s Winter Conference & Expo, happening this week in Washington, D.C., Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chair David Wright both promised that the Trump administration will speed up nuclear reviews so the U.S. can maintain leadership in nuclear energy.
The DOE’s Wright took a stab at the NRC’s traditionally slow bureaucratic processes in approving primarily large light water reactors in the past, saying that the agency needs to speed up to meet the greater demand for new small modular reactors.
August 9–12, 2015
Nuclear Sustainability - Rising to the Challenge.
Amelia Island, FL|Omni Amelia Island Plantation
The 2015 Utility Working Conference & Vendor Technology Expo will be hosted at the Omni Amelia Island Plantation Resort in Amelia Island, FL from August 9-12. All meeting activities, plenary sessions, technical sessions and exhibits and will be held at the hotel (unless otherwise noted). For all the most up-to-date UWC information please make sure to visit our new website: http://uwc.ans.org/ Make your room reservation now! The special group rate for the conference starts at $160+. A limited number of rooms are reserved at this rate. Hotel Information: Omni Amelia Island Plantation Resort 39 Beach Lagoon Road Amelia Island, Florida 32034 Book your Group Rate: Omni Amelia Island Plantation Resort Hotel phone number: (904) 261-6161. If calling, please make sure to mention the "American Nuclear Society" or "Utility Working Conference" to receive the group rate. Group Code: 080415UTILITYWO (If you do not use the link above, make sure to place the code into the "Group Code" box on the reservation page, or provide to the reservation agent). Reservations must be made by Friday, July 17, 2015 , or before the group rooms are sold out, so do not delay. Prevailing hotel rates may apply after this date or when the group rooms are sold out, whichever occurs first.
General Chair:
Benjamin C. Waldrep (Harris Plant Vice President, Duke Energy)
Program Co-Chairs:
Shann D. Coleman (Manager, Strategic Nuclear Alliances and Variable Resources, Duke Energy)
Michael L. Spellman (Control Room Supervisor, Duke Energy)
Assistant Program Chair:
William H. Bishop (General Manager, Maintenance, PPL Susquehanna, LLC)
