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Division Spotlight
Operations & Power
Members focus on the dissemination of knowledge and information in the area of power reactors with particular application to the production of electric power and process heat. The division sponsors meetings on the coverage of applied nuclear science and engineering as related to power plants, non-power reactors, and other nuclear facilities. It encourages and assists with the dissemination of knowledge pertinent to the safe and efficient operation of nuclear facilities through professional staff development, information exchange, and supporting the generation of viable solutions to current issues.
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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Don’t get boxed in: Entergy CNO Kimberly Cook-Nelson shares her journey
Kimberly Cook-Nelson
For Kimberly Cook-Nelson, the path to the nuclear industry started with a couple of refrigerator boxes and cellophane paper. Her sixth-grade science project was inspired by her father, who worked at Seabrook power station in New Hampshire as a nuclear operator.
“I had two big refrigerator boxes I taped together. I cut the ‘primary operating system’ and the ‘secondary system’ out of them. Then I used different colored cellophane paper to show the pressurized water system versus the steam versus the cold cooling water,” Cook-Nelson said. “My dad got me those little replica pellets that I could pass out to people as they were going by at my science fair.”
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Panel|Jasmine G|Session Chair: Deborah A. Hill
Monday, June 17, 2024|1:00–2:45PM PDT
Jasmine G|Session Chair: Ben Martin
Monday, June 17, 2024|3:15–5:00PM PDT
Jasmine G|Session Chair: Catherine M. Percher
Tuesday, June 18, 2024|10:00–11:45AM PDT
Jasmine G|Cosponsored by FCWMD, RPD|Session Chair: Kelsey Amundson
Tuesday, June 18, 2024|1:00–2:45PM PDT
Panel|Jasmine G|Session Chair: Douglas G. Bowen
Tuesday, June 18, 2024|3:15–5:00PM PDT
Wednesday, June 19, 2024|8:00–9:45AM PDT
Jasmine G|Session Chair: Ashley Raster
Wednesday, June 19, 2024|10:00–11:45AM PDT
Panel|Jasmine G|Session Chair: Kristan M. Wessels
Wednesday, June 19, 2024|1:00–2:45PM PDT
Jasmine G|Session Chair: Katy Worrell
Wednesday, June 19, 2024|3:15–5:00PM PDT
