ADVANCE AGENDA
All Times are EDT
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Tuesday, March 23 - Plenary
10:00 am
I. WELCOME
The Honorable Bud Albright
President & CEO
U.S. Nuclear Industry Council
10:05 am
II. View from the NRC
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The Honorable Chris Hanson
Chairman
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
10:30 am
III. SETTING THE STAGE
The Honorable Jeff Merrifield (Summit Chair)
Partner and Energy Section Leader, Pillsbury Law Firm
Chairman, USNIC Advanced Nuclear Working Group
10:40 am
IV. STAGE SETTERS – DOE ADVANCED REACTOR DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM
Two Advanced Reactors will be demonstrated under this U.S. Department of Energy Program. These demos provide a stepping stone to more widespread commercial deployment of Advanced reactors. Panelists will describe the challenges in getting regulatory approval and completing these demonstrations -- and in getting utilities to commit to multiple deployments of these technologies assuming the demos are successful.
Mr. Brad Sawatzke
Chief Executive Officer
Energy Northwest
Mr. Chris Levesque
Chief Executive Officer
TerraPower
The Honorable Clay Sell
Chief Executive Officer
X-energy
12:00 pm
LUNCH BREAK
1:30 pm
V. Driving Certainty of Outcomes for SMR Deployments
Mr. Jay Wileman
President and CEO
GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy
1:45 pm
VI. KEYNOTE ARGONNE NATIONAL LABS
The lab director will highlight the role of Argonne National Lab, working with reactors developers and potential users, to solve key technical issues and getting Advanced Reactors deployed in power and industrial applications.
Dr. Paul K. Kearns
Director
Argonne National Laboratory
2:05 pm
VII. PANEL: ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY
Are Integrated Systems the future for Advanced Nuclear? How is technology changing the way we value nuclear in a world dominated by intermittent renewables? Join our panel experts for a discussion of the emerging role for integrated nuclear systems in light of energy storage advances, future load following/smart grids, and co-generation economics.
Mr. Paul Dickman (Moderator)
Senior Policy Fellow
Argonne National Laboratory
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Dr. Hussein Khalil
Director Nuclear Energy and Security Program
Argonne National Laboratory
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Ms. Marilyn Kray
Vice President – Nuclear Strategy
Exelon Corporation
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Dr. David Hill
Board of Directors
Terrestrial Energy USA
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Ms. Tara Neider
Senior Vice President – Fuels and Project Development
TerraPower
3:15 PM
VIII. Trailblazer Presentation
Mr. Donald Wolf
Chairman of the Board & Chief Executive Officer
Advanced Reactor Concepts, LLC
3:30 pm
ADJOURN DAY ONE
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Wednesday, March 24 - Plenary
10:00 am
VIX. WELCOME & DAY ONE RECAP
The Honorable Bud Albright
President & CEO
U.S. Nuclear Industry Council
10:05 am
X. PERSPECTIVE FROM CAPITOL HILL
How bipartisan support for nuclear can maintain momentum of developing and deploying Advanced Nuclear reactors to address clean energy needs of the U.S. and our allies.
Senator John Barasso (R-WY)
10:40 am
XI. SETTING THE AGENDA FOR NATIONAL LABORATORY EXCELLENCE
Battelle Energy Alliance Executive Vice President of Global Laboratory Operations will highlight the role of the National Labs, based in their multi-decade experience developing advanced reactors, to actively work with reactors developers and potential users at our National Laboratories and in other parts of the U.S. to enable Advanced Reactors deployment in power and industrial applications.
Dr. Mark Peters
Executive Vice President
Global Laboratory Operations
Battelle Energy Alliance
11:00 am
XII. CLEAN, GREEN NUCLEAR HYDROGEN MACHINES
Dr. Corey McDaniel (Moderator)
Chief Commercial Officer
Idaho National Laboratory
Dr. Jose Reyes
Chief Technology Officer
NuScale Power
Dr. Ashley Finan
Director
National Reactor Innovation Center (NRIC)
Ms. Christine King
Director
Gateway for Accelerated Innovation in Nuclear (GAIN)
Mr. Justin Sink
Innovation and Business Development Advisor
ExxonMobil
Mr. Venhat Venkataraman
CTO & Executive VP Engineering
Bloom Energy
12:00 pm
LUNCH BREAK
1:00 pm
XIII. CUSTOMER AND FINANCE PANEL
Success for Advanced Nuclear Reactors is measured in deployment in utility and/or industrial settings. This panel addresses how they are thinking about how to incorporate advanced reactors in their future fleet as well as the key signals that the financial community is looking for to spur investment in these innovative technologies.
The Honorable Jeffrey S. Merrifield (Moderator)
Partner and Energy Section Leader
Pillsbury Law Firm
Mr. Jeff Lyash
CEO
Tennessee Valley Authority
Mr. Tim O’Connor
Executive Vice President & Chief Generation Officer
Xcel Energy
Mr. James Schaefer
Senior Managing Director
Guggenheim Partners
Mr. Simon Forster
CEO
Shearwater Energy
2:00 pm
XIV. NRC COMBINED LICENSE APPLICATION – LESSONS LEARNED
Dr. Jacob DeWitte
CEO and Co-Founder
Oklo Inc.
2:20 pm
XV. PANEL: UPDATE ON MICRO AND SPACE NUCLEAR DEPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Dr. Ron Faibish (Moderator)
Senior Director of Strategic Development
Nuclear Technologies and Materials
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems
Mr. Joseph Miller
President
BWXT Advanced Technologies
Mr. Muhannad (Mike) Shaqqo
Senior Vice-President, Advanced Reactor Programs
Westinghouse Electric Company
Ms. Wendy Simon-Pearson
General Counsel
Ultra-Safe Nuclear Corporation
3:15 PM
XVI. State Economic Regulator Perspective
The Honorable Tim Echols (Confirmed)
Commissioner
Georgia Public Utilities Commission
3:30 pm
ADJOURN DAY TWO PLENARY
Thursday, March 25 - Plenary
10:00 am
XVII. WELCOME & DAY TWO RECAP
The Honorable Bud Albright
President & CEO
U.S. Nuclear Industry Council
10:05 am
XVIII. INTERNATIONAL ARENA KEYNOTE
The President of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission Will Discuss the CNSC’s Preparations for Canada’s Future Advanced Reactor Deployments as Well as Prospects for North American Regulatory Collaboration.
Ms. Rumina Velshi
President & CEO
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
10:30 am
XIX. CANADIAN DEPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Because Canada offers a near-term opportunity for demonstration and deployment of Advanced Reactors, we hear from key leaders in two (three) Canadian utility companies with the potential for widespread deployment of nuclear. They will discuss near-term challenges and long-term opportunities of nuclear in a clean energy economy.
Mr. Ken Hartwick
Chief Executive Officer
Ontario Power Generation
Mr. Keith Cronkhite
President and CEO
Energie NB Power
Mr. Mike Marsh
Chief Executive Officer
SaskPower
11:30 am
XX. UPDATE ON OAK RIDGE ADVANCED NUCLEAR AND FUSION ACTIVITIES
The associate lab director responsible for all fission and fusion initiatives will highlight the role of Oak Ridge National Lab, working with reactors developers and potential users to solve key technical issues and getting Advanced Reactors deployed in power and industrial applications, and the prospects for fusion energy in the US and Internationally.
Dr. Kathryn A. McCarthy
Associate Lab Director
Fusion and Fission Energy and Science Directorate
Oak Ridge National Laboratories
12:00 pm
LUNCH BREAK
1:00 pm
XXI. OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LAB PANEL
Dr. Kathryn A. McCarthy (Moderator)
Associate Lab Director
Fusion and Fission Energy and Science Directorate
Oak Ridge National Laboratories
The Honorable Rita Baranwal
Chief Nuclear Officer
Electric Power Research Institute
Mr. Dan Stout
Director of Nuclear Technology
Tennessee Valley Authority
Dr. Per Peterson
Chief Nuclear Officer
Kairos Power
Mr. Chris Mowry
Chief Executive Officer
General Fusion
Dr. David Pointer
Section Head, Advanced Reactor Engineering and Development
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
2:00 pm
XXII. HOW THE NUCLEAR FUEL SUPPLIER COMMUNITY IS WORKING TO MEET THE CHALLENGE OF PROVIDING FUEL FOR THE FUTURE ADVANCED REACTOR FLEET
The recent update to the Department of Energy Vision for clean energy and economic opportunities noted the goal to develop advanced nuclear fuel cycles. The objective includes addressing gaps in the domestic nuclear fuel supply chain. Operating reactors would benefit from the value of higher enriched fuel (High Assay Low Enriched Uranium) and many of the emerging advanced reactor designs will require enrichments as his as 19.75% U235. A July 2020 letter to the Secretary of Energy noted that demand could be >2 metric tons of uranium (MTU) as early as this year with a need as high as >500 MTU per year in 10 years. This panel brings together both suppliers and developers to highlight the progress to date and to provide us insight into the steps underway to supply higher enriched fuel in its various forms.
Mr. Jeff Whitt (Moderator)
Director of Government Services
Framatome
Mr. Kirk Schnoebelen
President and CEO
Urenco Inc.
Hon. Daniel B. Poneman
President and CEO
Centrus Energy
Mr. Thomas Owens
Chief Executive Officer
Global Laser Enrichment
Dr. Pete Pappano
Vice President
X-energy
Mr. Scott Nagley
Vice President – Nuclear Operations Group
BWX Technologies
3:15 pm
CLOSING CHARGE
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The Honorable Jeff Merrifield (Summit Chair)
Partner and Energy Section Leader, Pillsbury Law Firm
Chairman, USNIC Advanced Nuclear Working Group
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The Honorable Bud Albright
President & CEO
U.S. Nuclear Industry Council
3:25 pm
ADJOURN DAY THREE PLENARY
