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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.
2023 ANS WINTER CONFERENCE AND EXPO
Brianne Miller is a seasoned energy policy expert with nearly 20 years of experience in the public and private sectors. She currently leads Microsoft’s advocacy efforts on clean energy, energy infrastructure, and environmental sustainability in the United States. She joined Microsoft in 2022 after serving as Director of Federal Relations for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory (INL), where she focused on policy issues related to nuclear energy, national security, science, and the environment. Prior to joining INL, she held various positions on Capitol Hill, including Deputy Staff Director for Energy on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee for then-Chairman Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Energy Policy Advisor to Senator James E. Risch (R-ID), Legislative Director to Congressman Doc Hastings (R-WA), and legislative assistant to Congressman Pete Olson (R-TX). Brianne holds a bachelor’s degree from Florida State University.
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