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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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ANS Fireside Chat introduces new leaders for ANS, UCOR
On Tuesday, during Mark Peters’s last days as the American Nuclear Society’s vice president/president-elect before assuming the presidency on June 4, he sat down with ANS CEO Craig Piercy for a Fireside Chat at the Annual Conference.
The MITRE CEO weighed in on his career path, what excites and worries him about the resurgence of nuclear energy, and juggling work-life balance with his new duties as ANS’s 72nd president.
“It’s going to be a lot of fun. It’s an important year,” he told Piercy.
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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