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2025 ANS Winter Conference & Expo
November 9–12, 2025
Washington, DC|Washington Hilton
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NNSA awards BWXT $1.5B defense fuels contract
The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration has awarded BWX Technologies a contract valued at $1.5 billion to build a Domestic Uranium Enrichment Centrifuge Experiment (DUECE) pilot plant in Tennessee in support of the administration’s efforts to build out a domestic supply of unobligated enriched uranium for defense-related nuclear fuel.
Thursday, November 16, 2023|9:30AM–7:30PM EST
To sign up register for the 2023 ANS Winter Conference and make sure to answer the question about Capitol Hill.
With the 2023 Winter Conference being held in Washington, DC we want to offer members the opportunity to meet with their Representatives on Capitol Hill. If you elect to participate, plan for a day of in-person Congressional meetings in the House and Senate Office Buildings. ANS members will be grouped together by state/region for meetings throughout the morning/afternoon of November 16th. A wrap-up cocktail reception with Congressional staff will also take place at 5:30 pm in the Rayburn House Office Building.
Schedules and additional meeting materials will be e-mailed to registrants at least one week before the Winter Meeting. Please also remember to stop by the “How to Talk to Policymakers” session on Wednesday, November 15th to prepare for Thursday’s meetings.
9:30 am – 5:00 pm Meetings
5:30 – 7:30 pm Congressional Cocktail Reception
Questions contact: John Starkey