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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10th
ADVANCED REACTORS SUPPLY CHAIN WORKSHOP
1:00 - 5:00 PM — In-person workshop, Seattle Marriott Waterfront
Growing Robust Supply Chains for Advanced Nuclear Reactors
Drawing upon Pacific Northwest resources, possible new nuclear supply chain vendors, and established nuclear suppliers, the workshop will focus on what has been accomplished and what is needed to support the rapid deployment of reliable, cost effective new nuclear reactors.
For more information on the Advanced Reactors Supply Chain Workshop, CLICK HERE.
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ADVANCED REACTORS SUMMIT XIII WELCOME RECEPTION​
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Seattle Marriott Waterfront Grand Pacific Ballroom Foyer
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11h – PLENARY
Seattle Marriott Waterfront, Grand Pacific Ballroom
7:30 AM
REGISTRATION & CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
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8:00 AM
WELCOME ADDRESS
Mr. Todd Abrajano
President & CEO
U.S. Nuclear Industry Council
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Hon. Jeffrey Merrifield
Former Commissioner, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Chairman, USNIC
Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP
8:10 AM
I. KEYNOTE ADDRESS
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8:30 AM
II. KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Dr. John Wagner
Lab Director for Nuclear Science & Technology
Idaho National Laboratory
8:50 AM
III. FIRESIDE CHAT
A discussion on Lead-Cooled Reactor (LFR) deployment in Europe and the United States
Mr. Todd Abrajano
CEO
U.S. Nuclear Industry Council
Mr. Jacob Stedman
CEO
Blykalla
9:10 AM
IV. NUCLEAR AND DATA CENTERS: ADVANCED REACTORS ENABLING AI DEPLOYMENT
This panel will focus on the deployment of Advanced Reactors in the Northwest
Mr. Ken Langon
Vice President, Nuclear Development
Energy Northwest
Mr. Dragan Popovic
Chief of Global Operations
X-Energy
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Mr. Patrick Leonard
Lead for Washington State Nuclear Deployment
Amazon Web Services
9:30 AM
V. TRAILBLAZER UPDATE
Mr. Robert Freeman
Chief Growth Officer
Framatome
9:50 AM
VI. TRAILBLAZER UPDATE
Dr. Cesare Frepoli
Co-Founder, Chief Operating Officer
Terra Innovation
10:10 AM
BREAK
10:40 AM
VII. INDUSTRIAL DEMAND
This panel will focus on the increasing interest in the use of advanced nuclear technologies for the production of industrial grade heat (Heat, Baby, Heat!) and reliable power to decarbonize industrial operations, enable export of American products, and unleash American innovation.
Mr. Cyril Draffin – Moderator
Senior Fellow, New Nuclear
U.S. Nuclear Industry Council
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Mr. Greg Schulze
Strategy and Innovation Advisor
ExxonMobil Corporation, and
Chair, Industrial Advanced Nuclear Consortium
Mr. Larry Corte
Senior Counsel – Freeport-McMoRan (mining)
Chair – Industrial Advanced Nuclear Consortium Regulatory Working Group
Mr. Chad Eaton
Director of Government Affairs
Nucor Corporation
11:20 AM
VIII. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND COLLABORATION
This session will discuss efforts being made by the World Nuclear Association to accelerate the efficient and safe deployment of advanced nuclear reactors in the international arena.
The Honorable Daniel Poneman
Former Deputy Secretary of the Department of Energy
Senior Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard Univ.
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Sama Bilbao & Leon
CEO
World Nuclear Association
11:50 PM
IX. TRAILBLAZER UPDATE: THE GEOPOLITICS OF AI AND NUCLEAR POWER
Mr. Rex Geveden
Chief Executive Officer
BWX Technologies
12:20 PM
LUNCH
1:20 PM
X. PANEL ON WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ISSUES
This panel will focus on ongoing efforts to engage with communities and non-traditional developers to enable the emergence of new markets for nuclear generation.
Mr. Mark Peters – Moderator
CEO – Mitre Corporation
Chairman – American Nuclear Society
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Mr. Joshua Vajda
Chief Engineer – UCOR
Workforce Development Lead – American Nuclear Society
Ms. Nichole Hughes
Senior Director Workforce Solutions
Thomas Thor
2:00 PM
XI. FIRESIDE CHAT: LEAD COOLED REACTORS AND MOX AS AN ENABLER OF ADVANCED NUCLEAR
Mr. Jeff Merrifield – Moderator
Former Commissioner, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Chairman, USNIC
Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP
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Dr. Stefano Buono
Chief Executive Officer
newcleo
2:20 PM
XII. CANDU REACTORS: LEVERAGING PROVEN TECHNOLOGY FOR ADVANCED NUCLEAR DEPLOYMENT
Ms. Zabrina Johal
Senior Vice President, Nuclear Strategy and Commercial
AtkinsRéalis
2:40 PM
BREAK
3:10 PM
XIII. TRAILBLAZER UPDATE
Building America’s next generation of Advanced Reactors
Mr. Mike Rinehart
President
Kiewit Nuclear Solutions
3:30 PM
XIV. ENERGIZING THE STATES – PREPARING THE PATHWAYS FOR SUCCESS AT THE STATE LEVEL
This panel will focus on efforts the states are making to prepare themselves for the construction of new nuclear reactors.
Mr. Rich Mroz – Moderator
Former President of the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (2014-2018)
Managing Director, Resolute Strategies
Ms. Kenya Stump
Executive Director – Office of Energy Policy
State of Kentucky
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Ms. Cristina Paredes
Executive Director
Department of Commerce- SC Nexus
State of South Carolina
4:00 PM
XV. TRAILBLAZER UPDATE
Accelerator Driven Options for Power Generation
Dr. Stuart Henderson
Chief Technical Officer
Subcritical Systems
4:20 AM
XVI. FIRESIDE CHAT
Hon. Jeffrey Merrifield – Moderator
Former Commissioner, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Chairman, USNIC
Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP
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Hon. Ho Nieh
Chairman
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
4:50 PM
XVII. FIRESIDE CHAT
Hon. Jeffrey Merrifield – Moderator
Former Commissioner, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Chairman, USNIC
Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP
Mr. Rick Springman
President, Global Clean Energy Opportunities
Holtec
5:15 PM
ADJOURN DAY ONE PLENARY
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ADVANCED REACTORS SUMMIT XIII
TRAILBLAZER AWARDS RECEPTION
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
The Advanced Reactors Summit XIII will once again honor individuals for their trailblazing contributions to advancing nuclear energy. Previous honorees include Dr. Jose Reyes, co-founder of NuScale Power; The Hon. Tim Echols, Vice Chairman of the Georgia Public Service Commission; Kirsty Gogan & Energy for Humanity; Titans of Nuclear; Gateway for Accelerated Innovations in Nuclear (GAIN); Oklo Inc; Kam Ghaffarian, X-energy; Mark Peters, Battelle; Dr. Kris Singh, Holtec International; Jay Faison, ClearPath; Tom Fanning, Southern Company; The Hon. Rick Perry, 14th U.S. Secretary of Energy & 47th Governor of Texas; Kairos Power; and Mike Rencheck, Bruce Power.
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 12th – PLENARY
Marriott Seattle Waterfront
7:30 AM
REGISTRATION & CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
8:00 AM
WELCOME & RECAP DAY 1
Mr. Todd Abrajano
President & CEO
U.S. Nuclear Industry Council
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Hon. Jeffrey Merrifield
Former Commissioner, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Chairman, USNIC
Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP
8:10 AM
XVIII. KEYNOTE ADDRESS
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8:30 AM
XIX. TRAILBLAZER UPDATE
Mr. Paul Lorskulsint
Chief Nuclear Officer
Urenco
8:50 AM
XX. BUILDING MOMENTUM: ENABLING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE THROUGH ADVANCED REACTOR DEPLOYMENT
Mr. Chris Levesque
Chief Executive Officer
TerraPower
9:20 PM
XXI. TRAILBLAZER UPDATE
Spinning toward a richer future for uranium production.
Mr. Patrick Brown
Senior Vice President for Field Operations
Centrus Energy
9:40 AM
XXII. GENERATION IV AND BEYOND
Microreactors as a platform for energy innovation and deployment
Dr. Rita Baranwal
Chief Nuclear Officer
Radiant
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10:00 AM
BREAK
10:30 AM
XXIII. TRAILBLAZER UPDATE
Mr. Carl I. Perez
Chief Executive Officer
Exodus Energy, Inc.
11:10 AM
XXIV. ENABLING THE ONSHORING OF NUCLEAR FORGING CAPABILITIES TO ADVANCE THE DOMESTIC FABRICATION OF LARGE VESSELS AND OTHER KEY COMPONENTS
Mr. Giacomo Sozzi
President
U.S. Forged Rings
11:30 AM
XXV. BASELOAD, BASELOAD, BASELOAD
Deploying AP1000s domestically and abroad to meet growing new energy demand requirements.
11:50 AM
XXVI. TRAILBLAZER UPDATE
12:10 PM
XXVII. MARITIME NUCLEAR POWER
12:30 PM
LUNCH
1:30 PM
XXVIII. DEEP INNOVATION IN ADVANCED REACTORS TO ENABLE DATA CENTER DEPLOYMENT
Ms. Liz Muller
Chief Executive Officer
Deep Fission
1:50 PM
XXIX. PANEL ON GEH
2:20 PM
XXX. TRAILBLAZERS UPDATE
This fireside chat will focus on the efforts to increase the availability of High-Assay Low Enriched Uranium in the U.S. market to accelerate advanced reactor deployment.
Ms. Brooke Poole Clark
Partner
Morgan Lewis & Bockius, LLP
Mr. Austin Raynor
General Counsel
General Matter
2:40 PM
XXXI. NEW FINANCIAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR INTERNATIONAL DEPLOYMENT
Ms. M.C. Hammond
Counsel
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP
Ms. Diane Cameron
Deputy Head of Division
Nuclear Technology Development & Economics
Nuclear Energy Agency
3:10 PM
BREAK
3:30 PM
XXXII. SAFEGUARDS AND SECURITY BY DESIGN
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3:50 PM
XXXIII. TRAILBLAZER UPDATE
Ms. Emily Williams
Chief Executive Officer
Geenex
4:10 PM
XXXIV. FINANCE PANEL
Because of the importance of financing for widespread adoption of advanced nuclear, this panel will discuss financing strategies for initial units in industry, data centers, and electric utilities, as well as financing strategies for fleets of almost identical Small Modular Reactors and Microreactors in the U.S. and internationally.
Mr. Todd Abrajano – Moderator
President & CEO
U.S. Nuclear Industry Council
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Mr. Alexei Viarruel
Nuclear Energy Lead
JPMorganChase
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Mr. Jim Schaeffer
Senior Managing Director
Guggenheim Partners
Mr. Jay Surina
Managing Director
Pelican Energy Partners
4:55 PM
CLOSING REMARKS & ADJOURN DAY TWO PLENARY
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13th – OPTIONAL TOUR
8:00 AM - 1:00 PM – (Marriott Seattle Waterfront – Boeing Everett Factory)
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ARSXIII Optional Tour
Boeing Everett Factory Tour & Special Executive Briefing
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Step inside the world’s largest factory for a rare, behind-the-scenes look at Boeing’s Everett facility and the 777/777X assembly line.
Attendees will travel by group transportation to & from the Seattle Marriott Waterfront and the Boeing Everett Factory. The guided experience runs a minimum of 80 minutes and includes a balcony-level view of current aircraft production, plus an overview of the Everett site’s legacy and its role in the future of commercial aviation.
ARS tour attendees will also receive a special presentation and discussion with Mike Sinnett, Senior Vice President of Product Strategy, Product Development and Development Programs for Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Mike leads Boeing’s teams responsible for long-term product strategy and product offerings, the design of derivative and new airplanes and production systems, and bringing new products through certification—supported by a focus on safety, quality, and sustainability.
We’ll return to the hotel immediately afterward and plan to arrive by 12:45 PM.
Please note: Participation in the optional tour is not included in the ARS registration fee — Separate registration is required.
Tour Schedule: (8:00 AM - 12:45 PM)
8:00 AM
Depart Seattle Marriott Waterfront by coach.
9:00 AM
Boeing Everett Factory Tour
10:45 AM
Special ARS Executive Briefing -
Mike Sinnett, Senior Vice President of Product Strategy, Product Development and Development Programs for Boeing Commercial Airplanes.
11:45 AM
Depart Boeing Everett Plant
12:45 PM
Arrive Seattle Marriott Waterfront
