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2025 ANS Winter Conference & Expo
November 9–12, 2025
Washington, DC|Washington Hilton
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Empowering the next generation: ANS’s newest book focuses on careers in nuclear energy
A new career guide for the nuclear energy industry is now available: The Nuclear Empowered Workforce by Earnestine Johnson. Drawing on more than 30 years of experience across 16 nuclear facilities, Johnson offers a practical, insightful look into some of the many career paths available in commercial nuclear power. To mark the release, Johnson sat down with Nuclear News for a wide-ranging conversation about her career, her motivation for writing the book, and her advice for the next generation of nuclear professionals.
When Johnson began her career at engineering services company Stone & Webster, she entered a field still reeling from the effects of the Three Mile Island incident in 1979, nearly 15 years earlier. Her hiring cohort was the first group of new engineering graduates the company had brought on since TMI, a reflection of the industry-wide pause in nuclear construction. Her first long-term assignment—at the Millstone site in Waterford, Conn., helping resolve design issues stemming from TMI—marked the beginning of a long and varied career that spanned positions across the country.
13th Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control & Human-Machine Interface Technologies (NPIC&HMIT 2023)
Workshop
Sunday, July 16, 2023|8:00AM–5:00PM EDT|Hilton Knoxville
SOLD OUT
This workshop will be focused on the implementation of Digital I&C systems into nuclear facilities. Presentations from experts within the industry will outline 1) the standards used during the design, development, qualification, and licensing process, 2) various potential enabling technologies, 3) methods for addressing concerns related to Digital I&C, and 4) operating experience from past and/or existing Digital I&C plant upgrades. This workshop is designed for entry-level as well as senior technical and management personnel in utilities, vendors, government, national labs, and universities.
Day 2: Course Agenda
8:00 - 8:15 am
Welcome and Opening Remarks – Ted Quinn and Steven Arndt, Former ANS Presidents
8:15 - 8:45 am
Overview of DOE Programs In Digital I&C
Daniel Nichols – DOE
8:45 - 9:30 am
NRC I&C Regulatory Overview
Eric Benner – NRC
9:30 - 10:00 am
NRC HFE Regulatory Overview
David Desaulniers – NRC
10:00 - 10:30 am
Break
10:30 - 11:15 am
NEI Digital I&C Overview
Alan Campbell – NEI
11:15 am - 12:00 pm
Cybersecurity Regulations/ Current Ongoing Issues
Michael Rowland - Sandia
12:00 - 1:00 pm
Lunch
1:00 - 1:30 pm
IEEE HFE standards – recent releases and current efforts
Jeffrey Joe – INL
1:30 - 2:30 pm
HFE challenges and opportunities in control room modernization and advanced reactors
1. DI&C ISG-06, Alternate Review Process
Kamishan Martin – NRC
2. Role of personnel in advanced reactors and application of HFE to their support of safety functions
Jesse Seymour – NRC
3. Automation and automation transparency
Greg Jamieson – University of Toronto
2:30 - 3:00 pm
3:00 - 3:45 pm
4. Scalable HFE Reviews
David Desaulniers - NRC
5. Human factors experience for control room modernization
Casey Kovesdi - INL
3:45 - 4:30 pm
International Regulatory Framework
Nelly Ngoy-Kubelwa - IAEA
4:30 - 5:00 pm
Day 2 Wrap-up and Open Discussion
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