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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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DOE awards ANS-backed workforce consortium $19.2M
The Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy recently awarded about $49.7 million to 10 university-led projects aiming to develop nuclear workforce training programs around the country.
DOE-NE issued its largest award, $19.2 million, to the newly formed Great Lakes Partnership to Enhance the Nuclear Workforce (GLP). This regional consortium, which is led by the University of Toledo and includes the American Nuclear Society, will use the funds to fill a variety of existing gaps in the nuclear workforce pipeline.
Technical Session|Panel|Sponsored by NISD
Thursday, December 2, 2021|1:00–2:45PM EST |Columbia 4
Session Chair:
Jeffrey T. Mitman
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chairs:
Askin Guler Yigitoglu
Mihai A. Diaconeasa (NCSU)
Student Assistant:
Mackenzie Bjornstedt
In August 2020 a derecho hit Duane Arnold head on causing a loss of offsite power lasting about 24 hours. Winds speeds exceeded 80 mph for over 20 minutes with peak speeds exceeding 100 mph. A complication was debris fouling of service water pump suction strainers requiring bypassing one of the strainers. This session will describe what happened to the plant, how the plant successfully dealt with the event including site preparations, response and what could have been improved. In addition, the session will explore the risk insights gained on both Duane Arnold and other plants.
Anil Julka
NextEra Energy
Matt Leech
US Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Roy Linthicum
PWR Owners Group
Ed Lyman
Union of Concerned Scientists
John Hanna
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