AMERICAN NUCLEAR SOCIETY�General Member Meeting

Wednesday, November 6 ^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 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

POINTS SYSTEM UPDATE

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

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• Constellation Company Visit
• TOMORROW, Nov. 7, 4-5:30pm
• ERB 106
• Recruiting session with pizza!
• Internships/full time positions

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• Peer Advising
• After this presentation!
• Stay to talk classes, schedule, and any questions about enrollment for the spring!

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K-12 OUTREACH

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• Waunakee Prairie Elementary Science Night
• Next Wednesday Nov.13, 4:30-7:30pm
• Transportation provided
• Talk to elementary school students about nuclear science and engineering!
• 3 volunteers needed- sign up HERE
• Deerfield High School
• Friday, Nov. 22, 6:30-10:30am
• Transportation provided
• Talk to high school students about nuclear science and engineering!
• 3 volunteers needed- sign up HERE

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Questions? Contact Katarina, K-12 Outreach Chair: outreach.uwans@gmail.com

FUNDRAISING

• Basketball and Hockey Concessions
• See dates and times HERE
• Must be ServSafe & alcohol certified
• Takes ~3 hours
• We will cover/reimburse the cost
• We will host a training day on Sun. 11/17. 3-6pm, Wendt Commons 305
• Can complete on your own time as well
• One shift fulfills all your fundraising points for the year!
• Potential to make $1000+ in one day for ANS

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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

Endangered Bees Halt Meta's Nuclear-Powered AI Data Center Plan

• Meta's plans to set up a nuclear-powered AI data center in the US have been halted in part because a rare bee species was found on the land
• Which bee species it is, is not yet public
• Rusty Patched Bumblebee is the only protected bumblebee

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Google to buy power for AI needs from small modular nuclear reactor company Kairos

• Google said on 10/14 it signed the world's first corporate agreement to buy power from multiple small modular reactors to meet electricity demand for artificial intelligence
• 500 megawatts of power from six to seven reactors

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US opens applications for $900 million for small nuclear reactors

• The funds come from the 2021 bipartisan infrastructure law and the Energy Department anticipates offering it in two tiers.
• Up to $800 million will go to milestone-based awards for support of first mover teams of utility, reactor vendor, constructor, end users and others.
• $100 million will go to design, licensing, supplier development, and site preparation, the department said

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US Awards Uranium-Enrichment Contracts to Centrus, Orano

• The US Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded contracts to BWXT, Centrus, Framatome, GE Vernova, Orano and Westinghouse
• The contracts will last for up to 10 years, with up to $800 million available in total for these services from a $2.7 billion pool

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Construction Underway On Testing Facility At TerraPower’s Wyoming Nuclear Plant Site

• Under construction is a sodium test and fill facility for the future plant, the first step of many to come before the nuclear plant will come online sometime in 2030
• TerraPower’s construction permit for the actual nuclear plant is in the hands of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, undergoing an 18 to 24-month review process

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USNC declares chapter 11 bankruptcy

• This move is a critical restructuring phase through which the company will seek to secure new ownership while ensuring uninterrupted operations
• USNC is currently invested in two separate MMR high-temperature gas-cooled reactor (HTGR) projects

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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!