Category: Information Meetings

***** Please note that the location has been moved to EXCEL Services Corporation *****

For the October 19, 2016 DC ANS dinner meeting, Donald R. Hoffman, President/Chief Executive Officer, Excel Services Corporation and Past President/CEO of the American Nuclear Society, will be speaking on the following topic:

“Presidential Candidates Positions on Nuclear Power“

Abstract.

This talk will outline the current positions of the two Presidential candidates on nuclear power in the United States. Please join us as we hear what Donald Hoffman has learned from the candidates regarding their view of the role nuclear plays in the upcoming four years.

Biography

Donald R. Hoffman has a Bachelor of Science degree in Nuclear Engineering and Science.? He served in the US Nuclear Submarine Navy as a Senior Reactor Operator and Engineering Officer from 1970 ? 1979.? He was the Manager in the Nuclear Regulatory Commission?s Licensing and Technical Specifications Department reviewing License Applications and Technical Specifications from 1980 ? 1985.

Donald founded EXCEL Services Corporation in 1985 to provide specialized professional services to nuclear utilities and regulatory authorities in the areas of licensing and regulatory support. In the thirty-one years since the formation of the company, EXCEL has become globally recognized as the premier supplier of licensing, regulatory, engineering and operations services.

Donald is a Past President of the American Nuclear Society (ANS) and a past member of the ANS?s Board of Directors. He is the current President of Eagle Alliance, a US grassroots organization that represents all facets of Nuclear Science and Technology.? He is on the Board of Directors of the European Nuclear Society and serves on several IAEA Committees and Task Forces for New Nuclear Build and Current Nuclear Fleet Safety and Operational Issues.

For more information, visit: www.excelservices.com

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Click?here?to make your reservation via e-mail, type in your name/affiliation and any guest names, and click SEND to the indicated RSVP e-mail address by no later than 6 pm, Friday, October, 14, 2016*.*NOTE:? If you would like to attend, please include your name, your company’s name, a contact phone #, and email address in your RSVP email.???*Also, please note that by registering, you are agreeing to paying for the dinner whether you attend or not because ANS is otherwise responsible for the cost of the food.?

On site registration is allowed but on a first-come, first-served basis as food is ordered in advance so advance registration is preferred.

Cost:

$15?for students
$30?for members
$35?for non members

Member Status

LOCAL SECTION Member $30.00 USDNon-Member $35.00 USDStudent $15.00 USD

Website: ?http://www.excelservices.com/

?Click here for a map link to the venue

Date: October 19, 2016 (Wednesday)

Registration: ? ?5:30PM ? 6:00 PM
Dinner: ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 6:00 PM ? 6:30PM
Presentation: ? ?6:30PM ? 7:30PM

For the September 21, 2016 DC ANS dinner meeting, Donald R. Hoffman, President/Chief Executive Officer, Excel Services Corporation and Past President/CEO of the American Nuclear Society, will be speaking on the following topic:

“Preserving the Nuclear Reactor Fleet in the U.S.”

Abstract.

This talk will outline the current situation in the US related to nuclear energy and the actions being taken to inform our state, regional and federal policy and lawmakers of the value of nuclear energy in the US, and to ensure changes are made to our policies to preserve our current nuclear fleet.

Biography

Donald R. Hoffman has a Bachelor of Science degree in Nuclear Engineering and Science.? He served in the US Nuclear Submarine Navy as a Senior Reactor Operator and Engineering Officer from 1970 ? 1979.? He was the Manager in the Nuclear Regulatory Commission?s Licensing and Technical Specifications Department reviewing License Applications and Technical Specifications from 1980 ? 1985.

Donald founded EXCEL Services Corporation in 1985 to provide specialized professional services to nuclear utilities and regulatory authorities in the areas of licensing and regulatory support. In the thirty-one years since the formation of the company, EXCEL has become globally recognized as the premier supplier of licensing, regulatory, engineering and operations services.

Donald is a Past President of the American Nuclear Society (ANS) and a past member of the ANS?s Board of Directors. He is the current President of Eagle Alliance, a US grassroots organization that represents all facets of Nuclear Science and Technology.? He is on the Board of Directors of the European Nuclear Society and serves on several IAEA Committees and Task Forces for New Nuclear Build and Current Nuclear Fleet Safety and Operational Issues.

For more information, visit: www.excelservices.com

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Click?here?to make your reservation via e-mail, type in your name/affiliation and any guest names, and click SEND to the indicated RSVP e-mail address by no later than 6 pm, Friday, September, 16, 2016*.*NOTE:? If you would like to attend, please include your name, your company’s name, a contact phone #, and email address in your RSVP email.???*Also, please note that by registering, you are agreeing to paying for the dinner whether you attend or not because ANS is otherwise responsible for the cost of the food.?

On site registration is allowed but on a first-come, first-served basis as food is ordered in advance so advance registration is preferred.

Cost:

$15?for students
$30?for members
$35?for non members

Member Status

LOCAL SECTION Member $30.00 USDNon-Member $35.00 USDStudent $15.00 USD

Website: http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/wasbn-bethesda-north-marriott-hotel-and-conference-center?scid=bb1a189a-fec3-4d19-a255-54ba596febe2

?Click here for a map link to the venue

Date: September?21, 2016 (Wednesday)

Registration: ? ?6:00 PM ? 6:30?PM
Dinner: ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 6:30 PM ? 7:00 PM
Presentation: ? ?7:00 PM ? 8:00 PM

For the May 2016 DC ANS dinner meeting,?Current ANS President, Gene Grecheck, and Vice President ? President Elect, Andy Klein, will share their opinions about the path ahead for nuclear energy in the United States and the World. Topics will include how the ANS can, and should, be helpful with this very important matter facing our nation. There will be ample opportunity for the audience to ask questions. ?The title of the dinner meeting conversation is:

“Possibilities for the Future of Nuclear Energy in U.S. and the World“

Click here for Mr. Grecheck’s?full bio.

Eugene S. Grecheck is a seasoned executive with 40 years of experience in commercial nuclear power generation, including operations, engineering, licensing, training, security and emergency planning, new plant development, and nuclear safety review.

Grecheck?s career spanned over 38 years with Dominion Resources, where he held positions including nuclear station manager, site vice president at two different stations, and vice president over nuclear services and nuclear engineering. For over a decade, he led Dominion?s new plant development activities, including cooperative agreements with the DOE on NP2010, and submittal of applications for an Early Site Permit and a Combined Operating License for the proposed North Anna Unit 3.

Grecheck is a native of Schenectady, N.Y. He received a bachelor?s degree in physics and a master?s degree?in nuclear engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He earned an MBA from Virginia Commonwealth?University and an MBA Upgrade from Syracuse University. He also completed The Executive Program at the Darden?Graduate School of the University of Virginia, as well as the Senior Plant Management Course conducted by INPO.?He was licensed by the USNRC as a Senior Reactor Operator.

He was chairman of the Nuclear Energy Institute?s Executive Task Force on new plants and a member of the NEI?Task Force on radiation protection, as well as vice chair of the Electric Power Research Institute Advanced Nuclear?Plant Steering Committee and member of the Nuclear Power Council. He currently serves on the Mechanical/Nuclear Engineering Advisory Board for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and was a representative for the United?States on the Gen IV International Forum.

Click here for Dr. Klein’s?full bio.

Dr. Klein is a Professor in the School of Nuclear Science and Engineering at Oregon State University and serves on the Board of Directors for the American Nuclear Society. He has been a member of the faculty at Oregon State University since 1985.

He was on loan from Oregon State University to the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) as Director of Educational Partnerships and served as a member of the Leadership-Management Team at INL from March 2005 to September 2009. During that time, he also held an appointment as a visiting professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Dr. Klein?s research areas include nuclear energy policy, nuclear energy systems design and analysis, radiation shielding, nuclear nonproliferation, safeguards and security, and space and fusion energy systems. He has authored more than 125 technical publications and is the editor for the international ANS publication Nuclear Technology.

He received a B.S. in nuclear engineering from Pennsylvania State University and his M.S. and Ph.D. in nuclear engineering from the University of Wisconsin.

Dr. Klein has been a member of the American Nuclear Society since 1984 and active in the Aerospace Nuclear Science & Technology Division as well as the Education, Training & Workforce Development Division. He currently is a member of the National Nuclear Accrediting Board for the Institute for Nuclear Power Operations and the Board of Directors for the Foundation for Nuclear Studies.

 

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Click?here?to make your reservation via e-mail, type in your name, email address, phone number, and employer, and click SEND to the indicated RSVP e-mail address by no later than 5?pm, Friday, May 13, 2016*.

*NOTE:? If you would like to attend, please include your name, your company’s name, a contact phone #, and email address in your RSVP email.??

?*Also, please note that by registering, you are agreeing to paying for the dinner whether you attend or not because ANS is otherwise responsible for the cost of the food.?

On site registration is allowed but on a first-come, first-served basis as food is ordered in advance so advance registration is preferred.

Cost:

$15.00 for students
$30.00?for members
$35.00?for non members

Member Status

LOCAL SECTION Member $30.00 USDNon-Member $35.00 USDStudent $15.00 USD

Location:?Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)?Auditorium

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

11555 Rockville Pike

Rockville, MD 20852

?The White Flint metro station is directly across the street, and there is street parking and a metro parking garage.

Phone:?301-415-7000

Website:?http://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/locations/hq.html

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NOTE:

All attendees should enter the One White Flint North building (corner of Rockville Pike and Marinelli Road) and report to the guard desk in the lobby. This is the only entrance.? Attendees should bring photo identification such as a state issued drivers? license for registration with NRC security. ?Once registered, attendees will be directed to the NRC Auditorium.

Please arrive as close to 5:30 PM as possible to allow time to go through NRC security. ?

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Date: May 18, 2016 (Wednesday)

Registration/Social:?5:30 PM – 6:15 PM
Dinner: 6:15 – 7:00 PM
Presentation: 7:00 – 8:30 PM

For the March 23, 2016 DC ANS dinner meeting, Dr. Robert Einziger, Senior Professional Staff member of the U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board, will be speaking on the following topic:

“Structure, Composition, and Behavior of High-Burnup Spent Nuclear Fuel”

Abstract.

Currently spent nuclear fuel (SNF) is being discharged from the reactor at burnups above 45 GWd/MTU.?? This SNF will have somewhat different physical characteristics than lower burnup fuel that was used for most performance studies for storage and transportation.? In addition, it will be probably be stored for extended periods of time due to the postponement of the Yucca Mountain repository. This talk will give a brief description of the high burnup SNF and discuss the data needs to address safety issues of extended storage followed by transportation of the fuel. The DOE high burnup fuel research project at North Anna, the hydride reorientation studies at Argonne,? fatigue studies at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and other national and international work on high burnup SNF will be described.

Biography

Robert Einziger Ph.D. in physics (Georgia Tech, RPI) is a member of the Senior Professional Staff of the U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board where he deals with issues related to spent nuclear fuel and materials behavior.? Previously he was a Senior Scientist in the NRC?s Division of Spent Fuel management, Manager of the Department of Materials Applications in Argonne National Laboratory?s Chemical Technology Division, and Manager of the Materials Application Section at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. The majority of his research has dealt with the behavior of SNF during storage and transportation.? He is a fellow of the ANS and has been awarded to Sam Tour award for corrosion science by the ASTM, and Mishima award for fuels research by the ANS.

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Click?here?to make your reservation via e-mail, type in your name/affiliation and any guest names, and click SEND to the indicated RSVP e-mail address by no later than 6 pm, Friday, March 18, 2016*.*NOTE:? If you would like to attend, please include your name, your company’s name, a contact phone #, and email address in your RSVP email.???*Also, please note that by registering, you are agreeing to paying for the dinner whether you attend or not because ANS is otherwise responsible for the cost of the food.?

On site registration is allowed but on a first-come, first-served basis as food is ordered in advance so advance registration is preferred.

Cost:

$15?for students
$30?for members
$35?for non members

Membership Status

Students $15.00 USDMembers $30.00 USDNon-Members $35.00 USD

Website: http://www.fareastrockvillemd.com/menus.html

?Click here for a map link to the venue

Date: March 23, 2016 (Wednesday)

Registration/Social/Dinner: 6:00 PM ? 7:00 PM
Presentation: 7:00 PM ? 8:00 PM