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The inaugural 5K walk/run and 1K Kids Fun Run is hosted by the American Nuclear Society - Mississippi Section during the international Nuclear Science Week. It will help raise awareness about the benefits of nuclear energy to improve our environment.

100% of the registration fees and any additional donations collected will go directly towards a scholarship fund for deserving students who want to study science, technology, business or policy related to nuclear energy.

An art competition will be held for 3rd - 5th graders at North Jackson Elementary School to create the design for event T-shirts. Students' artwork will be on display at the event and on the ANS-MS website.

Ms. Juliann Edwards will be speaking to us on her work with SMRs on November 10, 2022.  She is currently Vice President of Energy Origination and Development at TC Energy and in Q1 2023 will formally join the Board of Directors at Bruce Power.

Prior to TC Energy she worked at EnergySolutions, an Energy Capital Partners portfolio company, where she was the Vice-President for Nuclear Decommissioning. Juliann has 15 years of nuclear and fossil industry experience in acquisition of commercial nuclear facilities, engineering, procurement, and construction of energy related projects.

Sumesh Arora will be speaking with the local section on future perspectives for nuclear power and its role on decarbonization.  Sumesh recently joined Entergy from the MS Energy & Natural Resources Division and he is a past Chair of the ANS-MS Section.

Tue Sep 27, 2022 11 AM CST

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June 27, 2022 Networking

Mr. Frederick Sock Shares Overview of the NRC Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research Division

May 19, 2022

Join us for a presentation describing the work of the Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research Division.

Frederick (Fred) Sock, P.E. has more than forty-two years of professional experience, with thirty-nine of those years in the design, fabrication, and installation of nuclear power plant structures. The last seven years have been with the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, in the Office Nuclear Regulatory Research in the Washington, DC area.

As noted on the NRC website, some of the work of this division is that it:

“Maintains technical capability to develop information for resolution of nuclear safety and security issues, and provides technical support and consultation to the program offices in the related specialized disciplines. Provides independent analysis of operational data and assessment of operational experience through the review, analysis, and evaluation of the safety performance of facilities licensed by the NRC.”

02/24/2022 | 1200 CT | WebEx Link

Attorney Thomas C. Poindexter will introduce us to the world of nuclear law!

Attorney Thomas C. Poindexter represents nuclear energy clients in licensing, regulatory, and adjudicatory matters before the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the US Department of Energy (DOE).

Trained as a nuclear engineer, he has served on several nuclear oversight committees for US utilities with nuclear power facilities, and currently assists nuclear power plants and material licensees in

recovering from regulatory, investigation, and enforcement problems. Atty. Poindexter also focuses on emergent issue response, facility performance situations, and regulatory strategic planning.

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12/09/2021 | 1200 CT

We have been hearing all of the exciting news surrounding nuclear-powered rockets and the possibilities!  The Mississippi Local Section is pleased to welcome Jeremy Gustafson (BWXT) who will be sharing his Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space (NETS) 2021 presentation “Space Nuclear Propulsion Fuel and Moderator Development Plan Conceptual Testing Reference Design”!

Join us VIRTUALLY for our Section Meeting in June 2021 (Date:  TBD)!  ANS National President, Mary Lou Dunzik-Gougar.  Past, Present and Future Activities– Let’s Chat!

• Tuesday, May 28, 2019
• 11 am – 1 pm
• Woolfork Building
• Jackson, MS
• Speaker:  Jermiah Billa, Alcorn State University on Radiological Control Technician Program

DATE:  January 15, 2019

Speaker:  Hamid Khosravi, PhD, MCCPM, CRPA(R)

Assistant Professor, Diagnostic Medical Physicist

Radiology Department

University of Mississippi Medical Center

Topic: Nuclear Applications in Medicine

February 20, 2018

Speaker: Mr. Frank Rives, Entergy’s recently retired Director, Nuclear Fuels

Topic: “Nuclear Fuels 101”

The speaker covered how raw materials for fuel are mined, processed, manufactured into fuel, used to generate electricity, then safely disposed of. He also will cover some interesting facts about the international nuclear fuel market.

Where: Drago’s Restaurant, 1005 E County Line Rd, Jackson, MS 39211, (601) 957-1515