Christine Johnsen – Vice President Christine Johnsen is a Core Design Engineer in Duke Energy’s Nuclear Fuels Engineering organization. She began her career with Progress Energy in 2010 and assumed her current position following the Duke Energy/Progress Energy merger. Johnsen earned a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Nuclear Engineering from North Carolina State University in […]
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On May 23, 2016 the NAYGN Impact was introduced to the attendees at the NAYGN National Conference in Miami. This initiative was created to complement current industry efforts to improve efficiency while also advocating for nuclear energy facilities to be fully recognized for their value. NAYGN chapters were challenged to pick one thing they wanted
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On January 21, 2017, 20 volunteers from the local chapters of Women In Nuclear (WIN), North American Young Generation in Nuclear (NAYGN), and the American Nuclear Society (ANS) arrived at Cantera to prepare for the annual Atomic Fission Fun Girl Scout Badge event. These individuals, who hailed from different companies and different backgrounds in the
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The Aspen Institute Energy and Environment Program (EEP) started in the mid-1970’s, in the aftermath of the oil embargo, has been a place that convenes on tough energy and environmental issues at critical times. One of the toughest and most critical energy conversations right now is the shutting down of nuclear power plants before their
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Breaking News Please congratulate the following 3rd Quarter Excellence Award winners! Please welcome our new Midwest Regional Lead; Marisa Seloover! We’re collecting nominations for the 2016 annual awards! Nominate an individual for a Future or Founders Award or a chapter for Best in Region or Best in Knowledge Transfer. Nominations close March 10th. Are you
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On August 6th, 24 Exelon East NAYGN members attended a friendly match of paintball at Poco Loco Paintball http://www.pocolocopaintball.com/. This was a friendly inner site match between the Limerick, Peach Bottom, and Three Mile Island nuclear energy facilities and the corporate office in Kennett Square. They played 8 games total on 5 different fields. Many of these games were
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Dacia Dallago (APS) Coordinated and participated in an event to package food for Feed My Starving Children, the event inspired PVYGN to coordinate additional food packaging event for the local community Leanne Burgess (APS) Coordinated and helped run PVYGN’s 4th Annual 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament. The event was able to raised funds to be
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Submitted by Steven Buck, Exelon Generation On Friday, September 30, 2016, LaSalle Station North American Young Generation in Nuclear and Women in Nuclear members hosted 19 area educators for Nuclear 101. The event brings teachers in STEM subjects to a nuclear power facility to provide them an understanding of nuclear science and power generation. Participating
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A determined group of more than 40 volunteers showed up at Burlington Elementary School Saturday morning to demolish old playground equipment and make room for a new set to be delivered in April. The team of school staff, community members and Wolf Creek Young Generation in Nuclear members disassembled and cleared hundreds of pounds of
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Original Article Posted Here As part of Operation Clean Sweep, 42 Ontario Power Generation (OPG) employees, friends & family came together to help seniors with yard work in Pickering & Ajax. The non-profit organization NA-YGN (North American Young Generation in Nuclear) – Durham now spearheads the initiative.
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