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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.
Technical Session|Nuclear Energy Justice
Wednesday, October 9, 2024|1:00–2:45PM MDT|Room 4
Session Chair:
Mustafa Mashal (Idaho State)
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Fostering Energy Justice: Engaging Communities for a Sustainable Nuclear Future
1:00–1:20PM MDT
Peter Romine (Navajo Technical Univ.), Wafa Hozien (Navajo Technical Univ.), Stephen U. Egarievwe (Morgan State Univ.), Arif Sarwat (Florida Int'l Univ.), Abdul R. Dulloo (INL), Ellyn M. Dickmann (Dickmann and Assoc.)
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Nuclear Engineering and Community-Engaged Design: Mapping Energy Justice Across a First-Year, Design-Build-Test Course
1:20–1:40PM MDT
Katie Snyder (Univ. Michigan), Aditi Verma (Univ. Michigan)
An Overview of Water Demand and Supply Challenges for Operating Nuclear Power Plants in the United States
1:40–2:00PM MDT
Camilo Jose Bastidas Pacheco (INL), Kara G. Cafferty (INL), Dawn D. Davis (INL), Vincent C. Tidwell (PNNL), Seth W. Snyder (INL)
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Remote Nuclear Power Plant Operation: Navigating the Opportunities and Challenges in Public Perception
2:00–2:20PM MDT
Haydn C. Bryan (INL), Levi M. Larsen (INL), Megan J. Culler (INL), Joe E. Oncken (INL)
Using Large Language Models to Classify Public Sentiment Toward Nuclear Power
2:20–2:40PM MDT
O Hwang Kwon (Univ. Michigan), Katie Vu (Univ. Michigan), Jacob Cooper (Univ. Michigan), Veda Joynt (Univ. Michigan), Majdi I. Radaideh (Univ. Michigan)
Presented by Naman Bhargava (Univ. Michigan)
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