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2024 ANS Winter Conference and Expo
November 17–21, 2024
Orlando, FL|Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld
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Don’t get boxed in: Entergy CNO Kimberly Cook-Nelson shares her journey
Kimberly Cook-Nelson
For Kimberly Cook-Nelson, the path to the nuclear industry started with a couple of refrigerator boxes and cellophane paper. Her sixth-grade science project was inspired by her father, who worked at Seabrook power station in New Hampshire as a nuclear operator.
“I had two big refrigerator boxes I taped together. I cut the ‘primary operating system’ and the ‘secondary system’ out of them. Then I used different colored cellophane paper to show the pressurized water system versus the steam versus the cold cooling water,” Cook-Nelson said. “My dad got me those little replica pellets that I could pass out to people as they were going by at my science fair.”
Educational Session|Panel|Supply Chain Challenges & Opportunities
Monday, August 8, 2022|3:30–5:00PM EDT|Banyan 1
Track Organizer:
Bill Fry (Duke Energy)
Knowledge Manager:
Nathan Choplin (Duke Energy)
A variety of factors have led to an overall increase in the price of replacement parts. The “chicken or egg” situation is that reduced purchases from a shrinking market are causing supplier inefficiencies leading to higher prices. Utilities are responding to higher prices with initiatives such as 10CFR50.69, performing their own commercial grade dedication, Code Case N752, reducing purchase quantities, extending maintenance cycles, etc., all of which lead to reduced purchases of safety-related parts, more inefficiency for suppliers, and high prices.
This session will explore whether cost saving initiatives are actually saving costs, or whether the industry is simply robbing Peter to pay Paul. It will also explore improving supplier capacity utilization and other opportunities to jointly realize true cost savings.
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