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Atomic Audio Files 2007

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American Nuclear Society - Young Professionals Congress
"Grow Strong Communities - Break Ground on Your Future"
Saturday, November 10, 2007

The American Nuclear Society Young Professionals Congress, a combination of the North American Young Generation in Nuclear and the new ANS Young Member's Group held its annual meeting on November 10, 2007. Atomic Insights attended the meeting, listened to the speakers and talked to a number of the participants. We obtained NA-YGN's permission to post some of the audio files that we collected.

Recorded Sessions

• Nicole Ellis - Introduction to the Young Professionals Congress
• Kent Welter - ANS Young Members Group
• Amy Buu - NA-YGN
• Nicole Ellis - Bringing Value to ANS
• Rachel Slaybaugh Grow your network
• Winners of Networking Exercise
• Deena Belschner - Lunch discussion topic assignments
• Lunch topics - reports from discussions
• Marvin Fertel - Myths and Truths about GNEP
• James Newman - Knowledge Transfer
• David Czufin - Benefits of Peer Networking
• Jennifer Tobin - Employee Retention in the Nuclear Industry
• Michael Kruza - Critical to Your Success
• Donald Hintz - Welcome from ANS President
• Elizabeth McAndrew - Benavidas Leadership
• Sarfraz Taj - Young Professional's Congress Concluding Remarks">

Atomic Audio Files 2005

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Talk given to the Michigan Chapter, American Nuclear Society
"Clean enough to power sealed submarines"
Thursday December 8, 2005

The Michigan Chapter of the American Nuclear Society holds monthly dinner meetings and normally arranges for a program or guest speaker. Rod Adams was the invited speaker for the December 2005 meeting held at Webber's Inn in Ann Arbor Michigan. Rod recorded his talk; please forgive the sound quality.

• Clean enough to power sealed submarines (Note: the file is a 22 MB MP4)

  Rod provides a short history lesson on the development of fission. The main point is that the technology is quite young and completely disrupts the established energy paradigms. Its true path for success lies in following a different set of rules from that provided by established players in the industry.

Alan Waltar - "Atoms for Peace Reactor"
ANS Winter Meeting, November 2005

Alan Waltar, one of America's most energetic nuclear scientists, gave a talk at the ANS Winter meeting in November, 2005 titled "Atoms for Peace Reactor". Alan is part of a team that is working on a novel reactor designed specifically for deployment in areas of the world that are not currently served with reliable electricity.

• "Atoms for Peace Reactor" (Note: the file is a 22.5 MB MP3)

American Nuclear Society - Young Professionals Congress
"Hitchiker's Guide to a Career in Nuclear"
Saturday, November 12, 2005

The American Nuclear Society Young Professionals Congress, a combination of the North American Young Generation in Nuclear and the new ANS Young Member's Group held its first ever meeting on November 12, 2005. Atomic Insights attended the meeting, listened to the speakers and talked to a number of the participants. We obtained ANS's permission to post some of the audio files that we collected.

Recorded Sessions

• Ted Quinn, Past President ANS (1998-1999)

  Ted provides some introductory remarks and lets the audience know the importance of their career choice.

• Jim Reinsch, President ANS

  As the 51st president of the American Nuclear Society, Jim Reinsch talks about establishing a strategic vision for the next fifty years for the ANS.

• Stewart Lynas, United Kingdom

  Stewart Lynas from the UK Young Generations Network describes the state of the UK nuclear industry.

• David Henderson, US DOE

  David Henderson introduces the US DOE nuclear hydrogen production program.

• Ken Shultz, General Atomics

  Ken Shultz describes an innovative system for capturing CO2 and using it to produce synthetic hydrocarbons using hydrogen produced in high temperature reactors.

• Dave Henderson, US DOE Part 2

  Dave Henderson returns to speak about the timelines and funding profile for the nuclear hydrogen program.

• Carol Berrigan, Nuclear Energy Institute (Introduction by Dena Belschner, Vice Chair, ANS Young Members Group)

  Carol Berrigan talks about how to become a nuclear advocate. She also discussed her career path both inside and outside of the nuclear industry and how excited she is about the changes she has seen since the early 1990s. Most importantly, she encourages the group to become active bloggers and provides some useful tips for effectively sharing thoughts in cyberspace.

• Sharon Kerrick, American Nuclear Society

  Sharon Kerrick talks about membership styles and how to be an active member in a professional technical society. She discusses technical journals, presenting at meetings, participating in teacher workshops, and how to build upon existing skills.

• Misha Swanson, NA-YGN

  Misha Swanson shares her story about how her active involvement with NA-YGN has affected her career opportunities.

• Dave Pointer, Chair, ANS Young Members Group

  Dave Pointer describes how he became deeply involved in ANS activities. As Dave says, he is a compulsive volunteer who cannot say no.

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Rod Adams Interviews

• October 23, 2005 - Cameron Reilly of the G'Day World Podcast chatted with Rod Adams about the safety of atomic energy versus fossil fuels. You can skip past the parts where Rod is boring, but the conversation was pretty lively overall. (The link will take you to the interview description page and provides a link to the actual audio.)
• May 29, 2005 - Charles Heller of Liberty Watch Radio interviews Rod Adams about atomic energy and atomic engines. (File details 40.5 MB MP4 file - 43 Minutes of audio.)

Cutler Interviews

In November 2004, Dr. Jerry Cutler was a special guest on The Dini Petty Show. We have obtained permission to post copies of those interviews for our readers to download. Though these interviews occurred in Nov 2004, they are new to our site as of May 30, 2005.

• Nov 6, 2004 - Dini Petty interviews Dr. Jerry Cutler about nuclear power and its benefits. (File details - 4.8 MB MP3 file)

• Nov 13, 2004 - Dini Petty interviews Dr. Jerry Cutler about the benefits of low dose radiation therapy as a disease prevention treatment. (File details - 2.2 MB Windows Media - WMA)

  Nuclear Energy Assembly 2005

  The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) held its annual meeting on 16-18 May 2005 in Washington, DC. Atomic Insights attended the meeting, listened to the speakers and talked to a number of the participants. We obtained NEI's permission to post some of the audio files that we collected. These are large files in the tens of MB range - they can be downloaded using the context menu feature of your mouse - Control-Click for MAC users, Right-click if you are using a PC machine.

  Wrap up

  • Skip Bowman, ADM USN(Ret), President NEI

    ADM Bowman summarizes the talks at the end of the Nuclear Energy Assembly with at least two "Good Golly Days". The theme of the meeting was Nuclear Energy 2005: A Time of Opportunity and ADM Bowman ensures that the attendees leave the meeting with a sense of mission.

    Afternoon Session May 17, 2005

  • Ruth Shaw, President and CEO Duke Power Co.

    Ms. Shaw, the President of Duke Power Company, provides the results of recent public surveys about the acceptability of nuclear power. Her company is in receipt of several letters from local officials asking Duke Power to consider locating new nuclear power plants in their area. As Ms. Shaw says, "Oh what a difference 30 years makes."

  • Andy White, President and CEO, GE Energy, Nuclear

    Mr. White describes GE's balanced energy portfolio and their view of the near future with regard to energy system popularity. He also tells the audience that GE has plenty of capacity for critical components like pressure vessels and steam generators in their international operations.

  • Donna Jacobs, VP Nuclear Services, Diablo Canyon Power Plant

    Ms. Jacobs discusses the manpower challenges facing the nuclear industry as it recruits and trains a new generation of workers to make up for the fact that more than 16,000 nuclear industry workers will be eligible for retirement in the next five years. Her talk includes excerpts from a series of interviews of people that have recently joined the Diablo Canyon team.

  • Lisa Shell, incoming President NA-YGN

    Ms. Shell, the President of an organization of more than 1000 active and alumni members of young and/or excited nuclear professionals, tells the Nuclear Energy Assembly how to keep those people interested and engaged in their chosen careers. She also talks about her refusal to give up the moral high ground in the energy debate to people that do not understand the benefits that nuclear power provides.

  • Governor Haley Barbour, R-Mississippi

    The Governor, a man with political experience on both the local and national level describes the importance of reliable energy for his rapidly developing state. He has mayors and county commissions that are petitioning for the privilege of being considered as sites for new nuclear power developments. He essentially opened his arms and asked the nuclear industry to come on down to his state.

    Morning Session May 18, 2005

  • Professor Niel Todreas MIT

    Professor Todreas, the winner of the NEI/ANS Henry D. Smythe Award for 2005 provides his perspective on the need for widespread light water reactors, commercial development of the high temperature gas reactor, and development of the technology for nuclear fuel recycling.

  • Senator Tom Carper, D-DEL

    The Senator, a former Navy P-3 pilot, talks about bipartisan cooperation and the need for nuclear energy for reliable energy, economic competitiveness and national security. We particularly like how he is working to educate his colleagues about the energy source and applications like nuclear aircraft carriers with long life cores.

  • Rep. John Spratt D-SC

    The Congressman, the senior Democrat on the House Budget committee, emphasizes the important role that nuclear energy currently plays in his state - he has five reactors on three sites in his district. He has been to the North Pole on a nuclear powered submarine. He has an interesting perspective on the importance of nuclear energy from a budgetary and environmental point of view. He makes a strong case for a carbon tax with appropriate credit for nuclear power generation.

  • NRC Chairman Nils Diaz

    Chairman Diaz provides a regulator's opinion on the opportunities facing the nuclear industry, with a special emphasis on what he called the three R's - risk, regulation and readiness.

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