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For those interested in #nuclear and #WomenInSTEM https://t.co/2cRu8Gw1tt
— Jasmin CHill (@jasminchill) March 15, 2016
So who is Rita Bowser? Vice President, Project Advancement New Plants & Major Projects at @WECNuclear – a great #WomenInSTEM in #nuclear
— WiN Australia (@WiN_Australia) March 15, 2016
Rita is in Sydney to speak at Friday's 'The Energy State of the Nation' event – more on that at https://t.co/9bdwHdPhen
— WiN Australia (@WiN_Australia) March 15, 2016
Rita received the the 2014 recipient of the @SWEtalk Global Leadership Award and the 2015 Toshiba Power Systems Company Award
— WiN Australia (@WiN_Australia) March 15, 2016
Thanks for sharing … congratulations, again, to you – Rita! #BeThatEngineer https://t.co/ValPfhVwL6
— SWE (@SWEtalk) March 16, 2016
Great to see @WECNuclear has its own chapter of @WiNglobal which awards scholarships to future #WomenInSTEM
— WiN Australia (@WiN_Australia) March 15, 2016
Rita gave evidence to the @nuclearrcSA about costs & considerations of introducing a #nuclear power plant to Aust – https://t.co/SnfYypYqYA
— WiN Australia (@WiN_Australia) March 15, 2016
@WiN_Australia @jasminchill @nuclearrcSA Direct link:https://t.co/MEUJxJGkmd
Time public got it :93% capacity factor + passive safety design— chrispydog (@chrispydog) March 16, 2016
Live tweeting of @WECNuclear Rita Bowser at @ANSTO by @WiN_Australia #WomenInSTEM
— Oscar Archer (@OskaArcher) March 16, 2016
Rita Bowser – learning about Shippingpoint Reactor as child started path to #nuclear industry – the value of reaching future #WomenInSTEM
— WiN Australia (@WiN_Australia) March 16, 2016
Rita Bowser – had to put up shower curtain to create a ladies room when she became first female superintended at a US #nuclear power plant
— WiN Australia (@WiN_Australia) March 16, 2016
Wow – Rita Bowser's career has taken her to the "Who's Who" of #nuclear sites – TMI, Chernobyl, Yucca Mountain & the list goes on
— WiN Australia (@WiN_Australia) March 16, 2016
Rita Bowser – George Westinghouse was very supporting of his employees and this spirit is continued by @WECNuclear today
— WiN Australia (@WiN_Australia) March 16, 2016
Rita Bowser – @WECNuclear has a global presence with over 400 operating #nuclear power plants – the only carbon free baseload power source
— WiN Australia (@WiN_Australia) March 16, 2016
Rita Bowser – @WECNuclear have built sustainability into the design of the AP1000 #nuclear reactor
— WiN Australia (@WiN_Australia) March 16, 2016
Rita Bowser – #nuclear punches above its weight in reducing CO2 emissions in many developed countries
— WiN Australia (@WiN_Australia) March 16, 2016
Rita Bowser – there are some big questions in Aust about #nuclear – not all the answers are in but the asking of questions in encouraging
— WiN Australia (@WiN_Australia) March 16, 2016
Rita Bowser – @WECNuclear technology is the basis of nearly 50% of operating #nuclear power plants worldwide
— WiN Australia (@WiN_Australia) March 16, 2016
Rita Bowser – @WECNuclear is now an alternative to Russia for supply of fuel in some of the markets served e.g. Ukraine
— WiN Australia (@WiN_Australia) March 16, 2016
Rita Bowser – @WECNuclear touches all parts of the #nuclear lifecycle – new build, maintenance, fuel fabrication, decomissioning
— WiN Australia (@WiN_Australia) March 16, 2016
Rita Bowser – there are no current @WECNuclear location in Australia – lets change that!
— WiN Australia (@WiN_Australia) March 16, 2016
Rita Bowser – AP1000 value proposition: proven technology & innovative passive safety solutions, regulatory certainty, & delivery certainty
— WiN Australia (@WiN_Australia) March 16, 2016
Rita Bowser – AP1000 designed to have smaller safety-related footprint, making operations and maintenance simpler
— WiN Australia (@WiN_Australia) March 16, 2016
Rita Bowser – you want a #nuclear plant that is easy to operate and keep safe, so you never really test your safety features
— WiN Australia (@WiN_Australia) March 16, 2016
Rita Bowser – post-#Fukushima modelling showed that the AP1000 #nuclear plant would have operated as intended
— WiN Australia (@WiN_Australia) March 16, 2016
@WiN_Australia I've read this from other reputable sources. Can @WECNuclear provide a reference?
— Oscar Archer (@OskaArcher) March 16, 2016
Rita Bowser – @WECNuclear tries to systematically harvest good ideas as they generated and support the innovations
— WiN Australia (@WiN_Australia) March 16, 2016
Rita Bowser – @WECNuclear using Google glass technology to provide safety-related information to staff going into the #nuclear plant
— WiN Australia (@WiN_Australia) March 16, 2016
Rita Bowser – some of the trends in the #nuclear industry are modular technology and robotics
— WiN Australia (@WiN_Australia) March 16, 2016
Rita Bowser – @WECNuclear chose Australia to announce their lead cooled fast #nuclear reactors last October
— WiN Australia (@WiN_Australia) March 16, 2016
Rita Bowser – @WECNuclear want to partner with customers – but also want to partner with researchers where they face challenges
— WiN Australia (@WiN_Australia) March 16, 2016
Rita Bowser – there would be potential in the Aust power grid to replace coal fired plants with #nuclear like the AP1000 over time
— WiN Australia (@WiN_Australia) March 16, 2016
Or we can continue saving a few lumps of coal with wind/solar. Australia, you want to kill coal? Better get thinking https://t.co/ifR0YYEZcs
— chrispydog (@chrispydog) March 16, 2016
Rita Bowser – the challenge with #SMRs will be being the "first in class" for the technology, not ready for today's market
— WiN Australia (@WiN_Australia) March 16, 2016
Rita Bowser – AP1000 has reduced use of concrete to reduce carbon footprint
— WiN Australia (@WiN_Australia) March 16, 2016
Rita Bowser – a lot of time is spent of supply chain to ensure that reliability is maintained, have considered developing Aust supply chain
— WiN Australia (@WiN_Australia) March 16, 2016
Rita Bowser – optimistic about role of #nuclear in reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and future of #nuclear market in US
— WiN Australia (@WiN_Australia) March 16, 2016
Rita Bowser – people tend to trust information from the media sources they use regularly, have to be willing to reach out to new routes
— WiN Australia (@WiN_Australia) March 16, 2016
Rita Bowser – as trusted specialists your neighbors will come to you – how can you effectively be part of the message?
— WiN Australia (@WiN_Australia) March 16, 2016
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SA Royal Commission is working to finalize their report. I hope it helps @WiN_Australia grow rapidly. https://t.co/wZgjq3mjGK
— Rod Adams (@Atomicrod) March 16, 2016
We had a great crowd turn out to hear @WECNuclear's Rita Bowser talk #nuclear and #WomenInSTEM pic.twitter.com/pbIPMDPHG6
— WiN Australia (@WiN_Australia) March 16, 2016