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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.
Session|Panel
Saturday, November 13, 2021|12:10–1:10PM EST
Session Chair:
Will Searight (Penn State University)
Session Producer:
Alternate Chair:
Julie McCallum (NEI)
In 2019, the nuclear industry was the largest provider of clean electricity, generating 20% of carbon-free electricity in the United States. Now, as the country moves to decarbonize across all economic sectors, there are new and exciting applications for nuclear energy. This panel will feature an inclusive discussion of the role for nuclear energy to play in decarbonization goals from the perspective of different industry leaders. Presentations will focus on the current development of nuclear energy of new end uses, and how young professionals can best prepare themselves for the nuclear industry of tomorrow.
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