AMERICAN NUCLEAR SOCIETY�General Member Meeting

Wednesday, September 11 ^th, 2024

ABOUT ANS

• Who are we?
• A registered student organization for nuclear engineers and others interested in nuclear science and technology.
• Homepage: https://ans.engineering.wisc.edu/
• Calendar, membership information, event sign up, etc.
• Mailing list
• Receive weekly emails to get info on upcoming events
• Sign up with QR code
• General meetings:
• Once a month with just students
• Pretty often with nuclear industry companies

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We like to have fun, meet new people, and develop our professional careers!

2024-2025 EXECUTIVE BOARD

President

Ali Holden

president.uwans@gmail.com

Communications

Nick Tierney

communications.uwans@gmail.com

Internal Vice President

Alex Kino

internalvp.uwans@gmail.com

Youth Workshop

Dan Mancheski

youthworkshop.uwans@gmail.com

External Vice President

Asher Jewell

externalvp.uwans@gmail.com

K-12 Outreach

Katarina Dries

outreach.uwans@gmail.com

Public Information

Will Gergen

publicinfo.uwans@gmail.com

Faculty Advisor

Paul Wilson

facadvisor.uwans@gmail.com

Treasurer

Gerson Esquivel-Garcia

treasurer.uwans@gmail.com

Social

Maddie Oswald

social.uwans@gmail.com

• This year, we are re-introducing a points system for all members to incentivize engagement

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• Members will be required to fulfill a quota of points in each category to receive subsidized travel to the 2025 ANS Student Conference (amount of points and amount of funding TBD)

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• Guide to the Points System

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• Points Tracking Sheet

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• We’ll have sign in sheets at each event but Alex (Internal VP) will manage tracking your points!! Questions - internalvp.uwans@gmail.com or any exec member

AN IMPORTANT CHANGE: POINTS SYSTEM

AS ALWAYS….THE WEEKLY SOCIAL EVENTS

WEDNESDAYS:

8:00am-9:30am

MONDAYS:

5:00pm-7:00pm

WEDNESDAYS:

7:30pm-9:00pm

FRIDAYS:

7:00am-8:30am

UPCOMING EVENTS

• Undergraduate Research Panel
• Want to get into research but don’t know where to start? Come listen to NEEP’s different research groups present about their labs!
• THIS FRIDAY, September 13th, 2:30-4:00pm, 1003 ECB

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• Fall Pic-Nuke
• Celebration for the start of the semester
• Grill/BBQ food, snacks, and drinks
• Friday, September 20th, 5:00pm at Vilas Park Shelter
• Walking group from E-Hall leaving at 4:30

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UPCOMING EVENTS

• ANS WI Local Section Kick-Off
• See the start of a revitalizing ANS section
• Network with Wisconsin nuclear professionals
• Hear from Katy Huff, PhD
• FREE PIZZA

UPCOMING EVENTS: Company Visits This Week

6:00-7:00pm

ERB 106

6:00-7:00pm

ERB 106

7:00-8:00pm

ERB 106

Taiwan Semiconductor

6:00-7:30pm

Wendt Commons 410

(Must register!)

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UPCOMING EVENTS: Power Plant Tours

• Byron Nuclear Generating Station
• REGISTRATION CLOSED
• Saturday, September 21st, 6am-6pm
• Lunch provided
• Bring valid government-issued ID
• More details for attendees coming soon!

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• Point Beach Nuclear Plant
• Priority for those who didn’t attend Byron
• Sunday, October 20th (unconfirmed)
• More info to come- keep checking for emails!!
• During refueling, potentially see fuel moves

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LOOKING FURTHER AHEAD…

• Nuclear Science Week (October 21-25)
• Nuclear Industry Career Fair and Networking Session
• ECS Networking and Resume Workshop the week before
• More company visits
• Activities and volunteer opportunities

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• Lots of social events!

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• Peer advising sessions
• Before spring enrollment time (first couple weeks of November)

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What ANS does for you:

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• Networking opportunities
• Professional development help
• Fun social events
• Academic advising and assistance
• Tours and travel opportunities
• Provide easy access to endless resources

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What you can do for ANS:

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• VOLUNTEER!
• Join a subcommittee
• Fundraising, student conference bid, Nuclear Science Week, Engineering Expo

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• Represent the organization, NEEP and UW
• Spread positive information about nuclear
• Be a friend and a resource to your peers
• Run for the executive board

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VOLUNTEERING & OUTREACH

• Adopt-A-Highway program
• Sundays 9am-Noon, Sep. 29 & Oct. 13
• Boy Scout Youth Workshops
• Saturdays 9am-3pm, Oct.19 & Dec. 7
• Visiting K-12 Schools
• NEEP Admitted Student Days/department outreach events
• Nuclear Science Week
• Engineering Expo

New: SignUpGenius

FUNDRAISING - We need your help!

• Why is fundraising such a big deal?
• So we can send you to student conference!
• (and get you donuts every week!)

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• Join the fundraising subcommittee
• Brainstorm new fundraising ideas
• Plan and execute events

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• Interested? Contact Gerson (treasurer) - treasurer.uwans@gmail.com

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Us fundraising to pay for your flight to student conference:

ANS Student Conference 2025

• University of New Mexico
• April 3-5, 2025
• Technical Panel Tracks:
• Reactor Physics
• Nuclear Fuels and Materials
• Thermal Hydraulics
• Instrumentation, Control Systems, and Cyber Security
• Fuel Cycles, Waste Management, and Decommissioning
• Power Reactor Operations, Safety, and Reliability
• Computational Methods, AI, and Machine Learning
• Nuclear Technology in Society and Policy
• Nonproliferation, Security, and Safeguards
• Tours:
• Trinity Site, LANL, Sandia National Lab, Kairos Power
• Biggest nuclear industry career fair (20+ companies)
• Present your own research!
• Abstract papers due January 17^th
• Meet other students around the country

• Isotope Production
• Radiation Detection and Imaging
• Nuclear Criticality Safety
• Nuclear Education and Advocacy
• Fusion and Plasma Physics
• Space Nuclear Power and Propulsion
• Radiation Protection and Health Physics

GET INVOLVED!

• Visit our website ans.engineering.wisc.edu to stay up to date with what's happening

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• Find us on Instagram at @ans_uwmadison

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• Sign up for and volunteer at events!

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• Come to the weekly events!

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• Join a subcommittee!

NUCLEAR NEWS

LINK

WHAM First Plasma

• July 18th 2024

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• Wisconsin HTS Axisymmetric Mirror

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• System utilizes two 17 Tesla magnets

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• Partnership with Realta Fusion, UW Madison, and Commonwealth fusion

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Fukushima Robotics Fuel Debris Recovery

• Robot entered the plant on 9/10/2024

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• TEPCO, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings taking lead

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• Removal of debris from Unit 2, 3 grams at a time

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• Drone deployment to Unit 1 & 3

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• Unit 3 has “micro” drone development

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Yamaguchi, Mari. “A Robot Begins Removal of Melted Fuel from the Fukushima Nuclear Plant. It Could Take a Century.” AP News, September 10, 2024. https://apnews.com/article/japan-fukushima-reactor-melted-fuel-robot-9ffc309fb072580bee0161e8a24c8490.

This photo shows the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Okuma, Fukushima prefecture, northern Japan, on Aug. 22, 2024 (Kyodo News via AP)

Westinghouse and Hyundai in Sweden and Finland

• Westinghouse & Hyundai working together on building new AP1000 units in Finland and Sweden

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• Plans to have new reactors built and running by early 2030’s

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• 24 large-scale nuclear power plants set to be built

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• Other developments: China approved the construction of four new nuclear reactors based on AP1000 technology

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50th anniversary of University of Maryland’s Reactor

• MUTR (Maryland University Training Reactor)

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• One of the other only 23 university reactors

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• Primary Reactor used for Federal tours

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• TRIGA (Training Research Isotopes General Atomics) reactor like UW’s

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• MUTR still develops about 60% of its maximum rated power of 250 kilowatts

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Scholarships

University Research

• Energy Transitions, Policy, and Security:
• Ben Lindley
• Paul Wilson
• Stephanie Diem
• Nuclear Materials (Fission & Fusion):
• Kumar Sridharan
• Adrien Couet
• Yongfeng Zhang
• Charlie Hirst
• Mark Anderson
• Nuclear Systems Engineering:
• Juliana Duarte
• Ben Lindley
• Paul Wilson
• Mark Anderson

• Experimental Plasma Physics:
• Stephanie Diem (Pegasus III)
• Benedikt Geiger (HSX)
• Oliver Schmidt
• Plasma Theory & Computation:
• Chris Hegna
• Oliver Schmidt
• Adelle Wright
• Paul Wilson & Ben Lindley kinda
• Dept. of Health Physics (All professors):
• MRI
• Image Guided Therapy
• Radiation Therapy
• Nuclear Medicine
• Cell Imaging (X-ray/CT)
• Molecular Imaging

🔗 Link to NEEP Faculty contact info

Fellowships

• All are researched based
• Apply through Wisconsin Scholarship Hub
• Opportunities to present at conferences and connect with research scientists at UW + collaborating companies

THANKS FOR COMING!