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2025 ANS Annual Conference
June 15–18, 2025
Chicago, IL|Chicago Marriott Downtown
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NorthStar subsidiary wins $537M contract to demo USS Enterprise
The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded NorthStar Group Services subsidiary NorthStar Maritime Dismantlement Services a firm-fixed-price contract worth $536,749,731 for the dismantling, recycling, and disposal of the historic USS Enterprise (now also known as the ex-Enterprise), the world’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. The work will be performed in Mobile, Ala., and is expected to be completed by November 2029.
Executive Session
Tuesday, June 14, 2022|10:15AM–12:00PM PDT|Pacific A
Session Chair:
Scott Hsu (DOE Lead Fusion Coordinator and ARPA-E Program Director)
A White House Fusion Summit earlier this year signaled U.S. ambition to develop a bold decadal plan to dramatically accelerate fusion RD&D in partnership with the private sector. This panel will bring together a broad set of stakeholders and leaders who will share their vision about how to accelerate fusion RD&D and the technical and commercialization barriers needing to be overcome.
moderator
Scott HsuDOE Lead Fusion Coordinator and ARPA-E Program Director
Speakers
Kathryn A. McCarthy, Ph.D. Oak Ridge National LaboratoryAssociate Laboratory Director for Fusion and Fission Energy and Science
Artem Smirnov TAE, CTO
Satoshi Konishi Kyoto Fusioneering, Co-founder and Chief Fusioneer and Professor at Kyoto University
Troy Carter UCLA, Professor
Jane Hotchkiss Co-Founder and President, Energy for the Common Good
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