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Conference Spotlight
2025 ANS Winter Conference & Expo
November 9–12, 2025
Washington, DC|Washington Hilton
Standards Program
The Standards Committee is responsible for the development and maintenance of voluntary consensus standards that address the design, analysis, and operation of components, systems, and facilities related to the application of nuclear science and technology. Find out What’s New, check out the Standards Store, or Get Involved today!
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Disease-resistant cauliflower created through nuclear science
International Atomic Energy Agency researchers have helped scientists on the Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius to develop a variety of cauliflower that is resistant to black rot disease. The cauliflower was developed through innovative radiation-induced plant-breeding techniques employed by the Joint Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)/IAEA Centre of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture.
General Chair:
John Elnitsky (Senior Vice President Engineering and Technical Services, Entergy)
Technical Program Co-Chairs:
Richard Wright (Entergy)
Dan Churchman (Southern Nuclear)
Dan Doran (Exelon)
Supply Chain- Facilitators:
Jim Ripple (Southern Company)
Greg Keller (Curtiss Wright)
Bill Fry (Duke Energy)
Cost Reduction- Facilitators:
Ray Herb (Southern Company)
Ken Lowery (Southern Company)
Tim Schlimpert (MCR Group)
Maria Hernandez (Duke Energy)
Alternate Revenue- Facilitators:
Ken Thomas (Idaho National Laboratory)
Workforce Development- Facilitators:
David Heler (Nuclear Human Resources Group/Accelerant)
Doug Henderson (Accelerant Tech)
Jason Lanier (Duke Energy)
Maintenance/Work Mgmt Challenges- Facilitators:
Pete Arthur (INPO)
Bryant Hearne (INPO)
Golf Coordinator:
Lead Knowledge Manager:
Sarah Lynn (Comanch Peak)
Knowledge Managers:
Saieed Ahmed (Exelon)
Monica Block (Exelon)
Maxwell Daniels (Mission Support and Test Services)
Shahrukh Nasim (Department of Energy)
Greg Swain (Duke Energy)
Student Interns:
Malek Abedrabouh (North Carolina State University)
Edward Chen (North Carolina State University)
Matthew Hageman (Oregon State University)
Katie Mummah (University of Wisconsin)
