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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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Going Nuclear: Notes from the officially unofficial book tour
I work in the analytical labs at one of Europe’s oldest and largest nuclear sites: Sellafield, in northwestern England. I spend my days at the fume hood front, pipette in one hand and radiation probe in the other (and dosimeter pinned to my chest, of course). Outside the lab, I have a second job: I moonlight as a writer and public speaker. My new popular science book—Going Nuclear: How the Atom Will Save the World—came out last summer, and it feels like my life has been running at full power ever since.
Educational Session|Panel|Sponsored by Cost Reduction Opportunities
Tuesday, August 8, 2023|10:30AM–12:00PM EDT|Calusa 11/12
Session Chairs:
Maria Hernandez
Tim Schlimpert
Knowledge Managers:
Wale Adeyinka
This session will present an in depth analysis of industry cost and staffing data over the past several years. We will also discuss technological innovations and industry approaches available to yield online and outage cost reductions. Tooling and technologies available to highlight key trends and best practices in obtaining O&M and Capital spending reductions will also be discussed. We will share insights into staffing optimizations available across the nuclear enterprise. Lastly, relationships between initiatives, innovations and actual cost reductions will be examined, discussed, and demonstrated.
Ben Youman
Constellation
Duke Energy
VP MCR
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