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Division Spotlight
Education, Training & Workforce Development
The Education, Training & Workforce Development Division provides communication among the academic, industrial, and governmental communities through the exchange of views and information on matters related to education, training and workforce development in nuclear and radiological science, engineering, and technology. Industry leaders, education and training professionals, and interested students work together through Society-sponsored meetings and publications, to enrich their professional development, to educate the general public, and to advance nuclear and radiological science and engineering.
Meeting Spotlight
2023 ANS Winter Conference and Expo
November 12–15, 2023
Washington, D.C.|Washington Hilton
Standards Program
The Standards Committee is responsible for the development and maintenance of voluntary consensus standards that address the design, analysis, and operation of components, systems, and facilities related to the application of nuclear science and technology. Find out What’s New, check out the Standards Store, or Get Involved today!
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Latest News
New TRIGA fuel delivered to a U.S. university reactor for the first time in a decade
Penn State’s Radiation Science and Engineering Center (RSEC) has received the first new TRIGA fuel shipped to the United States since 2012, the university announced on September 28. The fuel reached University Park, Pa., on September 27 and is destined for RSEC’s Breazeale Reactor, the nation’s longest continuously operating university research reactor.
See It, Be It: Exploring Options in Nuclear Careers
August 29, 2023|12:00–1:00PM (1:00–2:00PM EDT)
Available to All Users
Join the American Nuclear Society for a free event and learn how military service provides a proven pathway to careers in nuclear science and technology. Part of the See It, Be It series, supported by Constellation, this event features speakers with widely diverse backgrounds talking about their career goals and United States Navy experience. A Q&A session follows the presentations, so bring your questions!
Panelists
Dr. Arielle MillierDr. Arielle Miller Coaching and Consulting
MIDN W. M. SchleperUnited States Naval Academy
Moderator
Julie McCallumNuclear Energy Institute
Biographies
Dr. Arielle Miller
Dr. Miller is a Black woman of mixed race – Sicilian, African American, and Jewish. She attended Northwestern University in the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps, receiving a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Physics and her commission in the US Navy in 2003. She served five years as a nuclear-trained surface warfare officer. She is also a service-disabled veteran, having served in Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom.She holds a master’s degree in Nuclear Engineering from North Carolina State University and a doctorate in Mechanical Engineering from Howard University. She is the third woman in Howard University’s history to receive a doctoral degree in Mechanical Engineering.For the past seven years, Dr. Miller has worked for the federal government, first in nuclear safety oversight and now as a leader in innovation. In 2020, she co-founded the MGAM Scholarship Foundation, a non-profit scholarship program for young Black and African American women entering college.
MIDN W. M. Schleper
MIDN Schleper enlisted in the United States Navy following high school in 2019. He served for two years, finishing nuclear training and receiving orders to the USS Idaho, then being built. He was accepted to the US Naval Academy in June 2021. MIDN Schleper credits his enlistment for his being accepted at the Academy. He is also President of the American Nuclear Society Student Section at the Academy.
Julie McCallum
Julie McCallum is a manager of data and analysis in the policy division at the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI). She has a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Georgia Tech and studies at Columbia University in Sustainability Management. She entered the nuclear industry through utility planning and finance in Georgia. Julie is the secretary of the ANS Young Members Group and a former programs committee co-chair.
The See It, Be It: Exploring Options for Your Future in Nuclear program is supported in part by a generous grant from Constellation.