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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.
April 9–13, 2017
Creating a Safe and Secure Energy Future for Generations to Come-Driving Toward Long-Term Storage and Disposal
Charlotte, NC|Westin
The IHLRWM 2017 Conference will be hosted at the The Westin Charlotte Hotel, April 9 - 12, 2017. All meeting activities, plenary sessions and technical sessions will be held at the hotel (unless otherwise noted). To make hotel accommodations, go to Westin Charlotte Hotel or call 1-866-847-4148 no later than Sunday, March 19, 2017. In order to receive the special group discounted rate of $209, mention that you are attending the International High-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference. Government rate is sold out. Reservations made after Sunday, March 19, 2017 will be subject to prevailing rates and availability. Hotel Information: The Westin Charlotte 601 South College Street Charlotte, NC 28202 Reservations: 1-866-837-4148
Honorary Chairs:
Jir (Managing Director, Radioactive Waste Repository Authority)
Piet Zuidema (Executive Board Member, NAGRA)
General Co-Chairs:
Pierre Oneid (Senior Vice President & Chief Nuclear Officer, Holtec International)
Rod Baltzer (President & CEO, Waste Control Specialists)
Program Chairs:
Brady Hanson (Staff Scientist, Pacific NW National Laboratory)
Christi Leigh (Sandia National Laboratories)
