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2024 ANS Annual Conference
June 16–19, 2024
Las Vegas, NV|Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino
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Framatome signs contracts with Sizewell C
French nuclear developer Framatome is slated to deliver key equipment for Sizewell C Ltd.’s two large reactors planned for the United Kingdom’s Suffolk coast.
The agreement, reportedly worth multiple billions of euros, was announced this week and will involve Framatome from the design phase until commissioning. The company also agreed to a long-term fuel supply deal. Framatome is 80.5 percent owned by France’s EDF and 19.5 percent owned by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.
Friday, April 14, 2023|5:00–9:30PM EDT
Zoo Knoxville
The social event is co-sponsored by Constellation & the UIUC Nuclear, Plasma, & Radiological Engineering Department.
The dinner is sponsored by One Battelle.
Friday Evening Keynote:
Miss America 2023 & Miss Wisconsin 2022
4:00-10:00 Clayton Family Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Campus (ARC) Open
5:00-5:20 Touchable Bearded Dragon near Zoo Entrance
5:20-5:40 Touchable Ball Python near Zoo Entrance
5:40-6:00 Otter Training Demonstration
6:00-6:10 Otter Training Q&A
6:15-6:40 Tiger Meatball Toss + Watch the Tiger Eat Dinner
8:25-8:45 Touchable Hedgehog near Dinner Tent entryway
1. No pets or other animals may be brought to the Zoo.
2. For the protection of all animals, balloons are not allowed on Zoo property or in its
facilities.
3. All guests shall remain in designated public areas and will remain outside of all guard rails.
4. Animals may not be fed, annoyed, or provoked.
5. No bicycling, skate-boarding, rollerblading, or other similar activities are allowed in the
Park.
6. No alcoholic beverages may be brought into the Park by guests. Event organizers may
bring in event alcohol with prior arrangements with zoo coordinator. Alcoholic beverages
provided by the Zoo must be consumed in designated areas and only by those entitled by
applicable law.
7. No fires may be started in the Park.
8. All trash and garbage shall be placed in provided containers.
9. No vegetation may be picked, pruned, or otherwise damaged.
10. No vehicles may be operated in the Park except in designated public parking areas.
11. No wading or swimming is permitted in the Park.
12. No loud sounds may be transmitted within the Park. The Zoo in its sole discretion may limit
the use of and/or volume level of live or recorded music or other sounds in the Park.
Any children under the age of twelve (12) shall be accompanied by an adult while visiting the Park
and its exhibits