Volume 7, Issue 6: August 13, 2009

NA-YGN Announcements:

1. Good News! The deadline for submitting abstracts for the 2010 IYNC has been extended. The new deadline is Monday, September 14, 2009. If you know anything about one of the following topics you should submit an Abstract here. It is a great way to represent your company, develop your presentation skills, create an international network, and give you something to brag about on your performance appraisal. Questions about technical tracks should be directed to Canada’s own Bharath Nangia.

Track 1: Plant Construction, Operation and Maintenance
Track 2: Nuclear Fuel Cycle
Track 3: Nuclear Policies, Economics and Human resources
Track 4: Nuclear Materials, Chemistry and Structural Integrity
Track 5: Radiation Science and Medical Applications
Track 6: Fusion Science and Technology
Track 7: Reactor Safety
Track 8: Thermal-Hydraulics
Track 9: Reactor Core Design, Simulation and Modeling
Track 10: Young Generation Activities

The IYNC2010 conference will be held the week after the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup in South Africa. The conference location is the City of Cape Town located in the Western Cape Province. The venue is the internationally renowned Cape Town International Convention Center (CTICC), which is situated at the foot of the famous Table Mountain.

2. The summer issue of Go Nuke! is posted on the website. Read up!

3. It’s that time of year again and your Members of Congress are home for the August recess. They’ll be attending summer barbecues, holding town hall meetings and looking for opportunities to hear from their constituents. Please see attached for a Public Information Brief on how to proceed.

4. Regional Event in the Atlantic Region. The DC Chapter of NA-YGN is sponsoring the November 15, 2009 The Colonel Ripley Memorial Fuel for Life 5K benefiting the Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund in Annapolis, MD. A NA-YGN team has been set up as “Fueled by Atoms.” The 5k run is the Sunday before the ANS Winter Meeting and YPC embedded topical, so those of you visiting from out of town may also participate! Bring your running gear!

5. There has been an explosion of interest in NA-YGN since the 2009 Professional Development Workshop in May. This interest has translated into the addition of 9 new local chapters which we are happy to announce as official chapters. They include:

1) Entergy’s Vermont Yankee Nuclear Station

2) Xcel Energy’s Prairie Island Nuclear Power Plant

3) First Energy’s Corporate Office

4) First Energy’s Perry Nuclear Station

5) First Energy’s Beaver Valley

6) Westinghouse’s Western Zirconium manufacturing facility

7) Dominion’s Millstone Nuclear Station

8) Sargent & Lundy’s Corporate Office

9) Areva Fort Worth Office

NA-YGN is happy to announce these chapters as additions to the organization and looks forward to adding more chapters in the future.

Misha Swanson

Communications Chair

North American Young Generation in Nuclear

e: swanson@na-ygn.org

p: 410-470-3449