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2025 ANS Winter Conference & Expo
November 9–12, 2025
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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.
February 17, 2021|5:00–6:00PM (6:00–7:00PM EST)
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Here what candidates Steven Arndt and Corey McDaniel had to say in ANS's first-ever Virtual Vice Presidential Candidates Forum.
Steven ArndtAn ANS Fellow and member since 1981, Arndt currently serves as Distinguished Scientist, Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Adjunct Professor of Nuclear Engineering, University of Tennessee. Previous positions include: Senior Technical Advisor and Manager, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (1990-2021); Assistant Professor, U.S. Naval Academy (1988-1990). He's currently a member of the ANS Board of Directors and served previous terms in 2015-2017 (Treasurer) and 2011-2014.
Corey McDanielJoined ANS as a student member at Purdue in 1989. McDaniel is the Chief Commercial Officer and Director of Industry Engagement at Idaho National Laboratory. Previous positions include: Chief Commercial Officer and VP for Business Development, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories; Vice President Asia, Rockbestos Nuclear Cable, Hong Kong, China; Director of International Marketing, NuScale Power, Mumbai, India; Legislative Director and Senior Policy Advisor, U.S. Senate. Corey started his career performing PRA and nuclear thermal-hydraulic research in N-12/TSA-11 at Los Alamos National Laboratory. He currently serves on the ANS Board of Directors.
Read their candidate statements.
