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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.
Supplier Showcase
December 5, 2024|10:00–11:00AM (11:00AM–12:00PM EST)
Available to All Users
Join us for an ANS Supplier Showcase webinar to discover how Dassault Systèmes' 3DEXPERIENCE platform, powered by virtual twin technology, is redefining nuclear project execution, efficiency, and lifecycle management. A virtual twin is a dynamic digital replica of real-world assets, systems, and processes, integrating virtual modeling with real-time data to ensure full continuity and informed decision-making. In an industry that demands precision and stringent compliance, learn how leading-edge digital solutions can streamline your operations from design to long-term maintenance, all within a single, integrated platform.
Dassault Systèmes experts Don Johnson, industry technical executive senior specialist, and Vince Gattola, industry process consulting senior manager, will guide you through five critical approaches to digital transformation in the nuclear enterprise. Gain insights into why advanced digital models, data integration, and lifecycle continuity are now essential to succeeding in today’s SMR/AMR landscape.
In this session, you’ll explore how to:
This webinar will equip you with the knowledge to unlock the full potential of virtual twin technology, transforming how you design, build, and manage nuclear energy projects with a data-driven, streamlined approach.
Presenters
Don Johnson is an industry technical executive senior specialist for Dassault Systèmes (3DS). He works closely with customers to understand their unique challenges, leveraging 3DS’ 3DEXPERIENCE platform to align technical solutions with client business goals in the power (nuclear, wind, gas turbine) and infrastructure sectors. Don serves as a bridge between product capabilities and customer needs, leading technical discussions and crafting solutions that deliver measurable value.
With over 20 years of engineering experience across machine design, product development, and digital transformation, Don specializes in CAD/CAM, product lifecycle management (PLM), and virtual twin technology. He has been instrumental in nuclear SMR projects, high-frequency rail, and complex variant management, as well as providing expertise in the design and implementation of enterprise systems.
His extensive experience in repair development, digital systems integration, and enterprise instruction makes him a valuable resource for companies seeking to innovate and implement data-driven solutions in industrial equipment and power-related projects.
Vince Gattola is an industry process consulting senior manager for Dassault Systèmes. He is responsible for collaborating with industry leading companies and implementing virtual twin solutions and experiences tailored for the power nuclear/hydro, civil & infrastructure, AEC, and cities and public services industries.
With over 30 years of experience acquired in catering to product life cycle management of digital fabricated products and the building life cycle management of capital facilities projects, he has been instrumental in collaborating and nurturing virtual twins to drive the life cycle management of assets for the built industry.
Experienced in implementation and deployment of digital solutions, Vince has been successful in implementing solutions for small to large companies in the power nuclear/hydro, civil and infrastructure, construction, transportation, and other industries.
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