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2025 ANS Winter Conference & Expo
November 9–12, 2025
Washington, DC|Washington Hilton
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U.K.’s NWS gets input from young people on geological disposal
Nuclear Waste Services, the radioactive waste management subsidiary of the United Kingdom’s Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, has reported on its inaugural year of the National Youth Forum on Geological Disposal forum. NWS set up the initiative, in partnership with the environmental consultancy firm ARUP and the not-for-profit organization The Young Foundation, to give young people the chance to share their views on the government’s plans to develop a geological disposal facility (GDF) for the safe, secure, and long-term disposal of radioactive waste.
2023 CONTE Virtual Meeting Plenary Session Speaker
Sandra serves as the Director of Systems Engineering & Integration for BWXT Advanced Technologies (AT). She and her team in BWXT AT provide experienced technical leadership and systems engineering support for terrestrial microreactor, space nuclear propulsion, and space power programs. Sandra has worked continuously in the nuclear field for 30+ years in areas including licensing, regulatory affairs, technical integration, safety analysis, thermal hydraulic modeling and simulation, project engineering leadership, and engineering management. In addition, she has served on the ANS Board of Directors, various ANS committees, and is a past chair of the ANS Operations & Power Division.
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