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Division Spotlight
Radiation Protection & Shielding
The Radiation Protection and Shielding Division is developing and promoting radiation protection and shielding aspects of nuclear science and technology — including interaction of nuclear radiation with materials and biological systems, instruments and techniques for the measurement of nuclear radiation fields, and radiation shield design and evaluation.
Meeting Spotlight
2024 ANS Winter Conference and Expo
November 17–21, 2024
Orlando, FL|Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld
Standards Program
The Standards Committee is responsible for the development and maintenance of voluntary consensus standards that address the design, analysis, and operation of components, systems, and facilities related to the application of nuclear science and technology. Find out What’s New, check out the Standards Store, or Get Involved today!
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Nuclear new build procurement considerations
It may seem counterintuitive, but the best time to enhance the ability to support operations and maintenance for a new plant is before construction starts. This is one of many lessons learned by the currently operating nuclear fleet. As construction and startup of many nuclear facilities was completed, it quickly became evident that the ability to efficiently support operations and maintenance was limited. Most of the information necessary to establish and manage procurement of spare and replacement items, maintenance, and configuration of the facilities was unavailable and had to be gathered on a case-by-case, “on-demand” basis. Absence of necessary information and the associated challenges resulted in the need for staff augmentation and multiyear-long projects to develop equipment bills of material and maintenance programs and to perform technical evaluations for the huge quantities of spare and replacement items being requested.
See It, Be It: Exploring Options in Nuclear Careers
August 29, 2023|12:00–1:00PM (1:00–2:00PM EDT)
Available to All Users
The American Nuclear Society hosted this free event exploring how military service provides a proven pathway to careers in nuclear science and technology. Part of the See It, Be It series, supported by Constellation, this event featured speakers with widely diverse backgrounds talking about their career goals and United States Navy experience.
Panelists
Dr. Arielle MillierDr. Arielle Miller Coaching and Consulting
MIDN W. M. SchleperUnited States Naval Academy
Moderator
Julie McCallumManagerData and AnalysisNuclear Energy InstituteANS Young Members Group
Biographies
Dr. Arielle Miller
Dr. Miller is a Black woman of mixed race – Sicilian, African American, and Jewish. She attended Northwestern University in the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps, receiving a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Physics and her commission in the US Navy in 2003. She served five years as a nuclear-trained surface warfare officer. She is also a service-disabled veteran, having served in Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom.She holds a master’s degree in Nuclear Engineering from North Carolina State University and a doctorate in Mechanical Engineering from Howard University. She is the third woman in Howard University’s history to receive a doctoral degree in Mechanical Engineering.For the past seven years, Dr. Miller has worked for the federal government, first in nuclear safety oversight and now as a leader in innovation. In 2020, she co-founded the MGAM Scholarship Foundation, a non-profit scholarship program for young Black and African American women entering college.
MIDN W. M. Schleper
MIDN Schleper enlisted in the United States Navy following high school in 2019. He served for two years, finishing nuclear training and receiving orders to the USS Idaho, then being built. He was accepted to the US Naval Academy in June 2021. MIDN Schleper credits his enlistment for his being accepted at the Academy. He is also President of the American Nuclear Society Student Section at the Academy.
Julie McCallum
Julie McCallum is a manager of data and analysis in the policy division at the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI). She has a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Georgia Tech and studies at Columbia University in Sustainability Management. She entered the nuclear industry through utility planning and finance in Georgia. Julie is the secretary of the ANS Young Members Group and a former programs committee co-chair.
The See It, Be It: Exploring Options for Your Future in Nuclear program is supported in part by a generous grant from Constellation.