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For the February 2018?DC ANS dinner meeting, Dr. Timothy Koeth, Associate Research Professor and Director of the University of Maryland Nuclear Reactor and Radiation Facilities, will be speaking on:

“Learning by Doing: UMD Training Reactor & Radiation Facilities“

Click here for?Dr. Koeth’s?full bio.

Dr. Timothy Koeth is presently an Associate Research Professor and Director of the University of Maryland Nuclear Reactor and Radiation Facilities.??Dr. Koeth earned a PhD in Physics from Rutgers University in 2009 for a particle accelerator experiment performed at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Illinois.? He then moved to the University of Maryland to perform research on intense charged particle beams at the University of Maryland Electron Ring.? In 2013 Dr. Koeth was appointed Director of the Maryland University Training Reactor (MUTR) and Radiation facilities.? In addition to leading several research teams, Dr. Koeth has begun an undergraduate reactor operator training program and an undergraduate accelerator physics educational program.

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COST:

$20.00 for ANS National emeritus members
$25.00 for students
$30.00?for members
$35.00?for non members

Member Status dropdown:

LOCAL SECTION MEMBER $30.00 USDNon-Member $35.00 USDStudent $25.00 USDANS Emeritus Member $20.00 USD

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REGISTRATION LINK (After Payment):

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 5?pm, Friday, February 2,?2018*.

*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.

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VENUE:

Location:

University?of Maryland, Kim Engineering Building, Pepco Room

8228 Paint Branch Drive,
College Park, MD

Parking and directions to the Pepco room, located on the first floor of the Kim engineering building, can be found at this link?https://eng.umd.edu/visit-us
Please note that visitor parking is $3/hour?http://www.transportation.umd.edu/parking/maps/map_visitor.pdf

Parking options include:

1. https://goo.gl/maps/Nvn4Uzy8pH72
2. https://goo.gl/maps/6Po9MWqyRrR2
3. https://goo.gl/maps/MuNHEZakJAn

Phone: (301) 405-0263

Website: https://eng.umd.edu/

?Click here for a map link to the venue

Date: February 6, 2018 (Tuesday)

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

For the December 2017 DC ANS dinner meeting, Ms. Joyce Connery, Board Member of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, will be speaking on:

“National Security and Nuclear Energy ? Breaking out of Silos“

Click here for?Ms. Connery’s full bio.

Over the course of her career, Ms. Connery has observed that the disciplines of nonproliferation, nuclear security, nuclear energy, safety, nuclear weapons including arms control/deterrence have been explored mostly in isolation.? This construct ignores the interdependence? of the disciplines that could benefit from coordination and the fact that challenges in one discipline bleed over into the others.? Developing a more coordinated approach to cross-cutting issues and leveraging opportunities would improve the strategic outlook for the nuclear enterprise in both the government and private sectors.? Ms. Connery would like to lead a discussion that outlines the opportunities and the challenges of our complex nuclear enterprise.

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COST:

$20.00 for ANS National emeritus members
$25.00 for students
$30.00?for members
$35.00?for non members

Member Status dropdown:

LOCAL SECTION MEMBER $30.00 USDNon-Member $35.00 USDStudent $25.00 USDANS Emeritus Member $20.00 USD

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REGISTRATION LINK (After Payment):

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 5?pm, Friday,?December?8th,?2017*.

*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.

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VENUE:

Location:?Far East Restaurant

5055 Nicholson Lane
Rockville, MD 20852

Phone:?(301) 881 – 5552

Website:?http://fareastrockvillemd.com/rockville_chinese_restaurant.html

 

?Click here for a map link to the venue

Date: December 12,?2017 (Tuesday)

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

?The RSVP deadline for this meeting has passed.? ?If you arrive without a reservation you are not guaranteed a seat, but we will try to accommodate you.?

For the?November 2017 DC ANS dinner meeting, Mr. Dimitri Lutchenkov, Advanced Reactor Technology Sector Manager for MPR Associates, Inc., will be speaking on:

“A Perspective on Gen IV Nuclear Plant Design Challenges ? More to it Than Just the Reactor“

 

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

Dimitri started his professional career with MPR in 1979 and?after a 10 year period of absence is back with MPR for a second tour of duty. With over 37 years? experience in electric power generation Dimitri has worked on a broad range of projects supporting the commercial nuclear and fossil power plants in the US and internationally. His experience includes development of a thermodynamic heat balance code, finite element stress analysis (including 3D modeling of reactor vessels), and directly supported utility clients with design basis reconstitution, life extension, quality control, troubleshooting, modifications, project management, project controls, construction, environmental, risk, and regulatory affairs. In his most recent years, Dimitri has gained significant experience with development of next generation reactors through his involvement with UniStar Nuclear (a Gen III PWR), X Energy (a Gen IV pebble bed high temperature gas reactor), EPRI?s Owner-Operator Requirements Document (ORD) for Advanced Reactors, and NEI?s Advance Reactor Regulatory Task Force and Working Group.

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COST:

$20.00 for ANS National emeritus members
$15.00 for students
$30.00?for members
$35.00?for non members

Member Status dropdown:

LOCAL SECTION MEMBER $30.00 USDNon-Member $35.00 USDStudent $15.00 USDANS Emeritus Member $20.00 USD

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REGISTRATION LINK (After Payment):

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 5?pm, Friday, November 3rd,?2017*.

*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.

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VENUE:

Location: MPR Associates, Inc.

320 King Street, Suite 400
Alexandria VA, 22314

Phone:?(703) – 519 – 0200

Website:https://www.mpr.com

? Click here for a parking map

?Click here for a map link to the venue

Date:?November?8,?2017 (Wednesday)

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

For the October 2017 DC ANS dinner meeting, Maria Korsnick, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Nuclear Energy Institute, will be speaking on:

“National Nuclear Energy Strategy.? Power the Extraordinary“

?Your early registration for the meeting is requested to help us firm up the head count needed for planning the meeting space and food service.?

Click here for Mrs. Korsnick’s?full bio.

Maria Korsnick is president and chief executive officer of the Nuclear Energy Institute, the nuclear industry?s policy organization in Washington, D.C.
Drawing on her engineering background, hands-on experience in reactor operations and a deep knowledge of energy policy and regulatory issues, Korsnick aims to increase understanding of nuclear energy?s economic and environmental benefits among policymakers and the public.
Before joining NEI, she was senior vice president of Northeast Operations for Exelon, responsible for overseeing operation of the Calvert Cliffs 1 and 2, R.E. Ginna, and Nine Mile Point 1 and 2 nuclear power plants.
Before Exelon, Korsnick served as chief nuclear officer (CNO) and acting chief executive officer at Constellation Energy Nuclear Group. She began her career at Constellation in 1986 and held positions of increasing responsibility, including engineer, operator, manager, site vice president, corporate vice president, and CNO.
Korsnick holds a bachelor?s degree in nuclear engineering from the University of Maryland, and has held a Senior Reactor Operator license. She lives in Maryland with her husband and two children.

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 5?pm, Friday, October 6th,?2017*.

*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:

$20.00 for ANS National emeritus members
$25.00 for students
$30.00?for members
$35.00?for non members

Member Status

LOCAL SECTION Member $30.00 USDNon-Member $35.00 USDStudents $25.00 USDEmeritus Member $20.00 USD

Location:?Nuclear Energy Institute

1201 F St., NW, Suite 1100,

Phone:?(202) 739-8000

Website: https://www.nei.org/

?Click here for a map link to the venue

Date: October 10,?2017 (Tuesday)

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