Nuclear Symposium 2024: Uplifting Humanity
Nuclear Symposium 2024 will bring together economic development organizations, energy and technology investors, delegations of emerging economies, and international climate-environmental groups to advance conversations on the opportunities and challenges of scaling up this clean energy technology.
Details on http://www.NuclearNY.org/symposium-2024/
9:00 AM
Doors Open, Coffee, Doughnuts, & Networking
9:40am-9:55am
Opening Remarks: Grace Stanke
10:00 AM - 10:40 AM
The Nuclear Fuel Cycle
What are the components of the nuclear fuel cycle from mining, enrichment, to fuel manufacture? What happens at the back end after energy generation? How is spent fuel stored safely? What are the pathways to reuse or recycle spent nuclear fuel? How is the supply chain readying itself to cater to the growing demand?
11:00 AM - 11:25 AM
Keynote: Nana Menya Ayensu, The White House
11:30 AM - 12:10 PM
The Socio-Environmental Case for Nuclear
What are the implications of deploying the energy source with the least overall ecological impact? How do communities around nuclear plants view them? What are the possibilities for land conservation along with industrial development?
12:15 PM - 12:55 PM
Energy Abundance
How does abundant energy help developing economies? What are they doing to advance firm clean generation from nuclear power? What are the barriers and opportunities in financing, workforce development, and technology transfer?
1:45 PM - 2:15 PM
Guest Speaker: Julie Kozeracki, U.S. Department of Energy
2:15 PM - 2:55 PM
System Level Challenges of Decarbonization
What are physical, monetary, environmental, and social challenges to decarbonizing economies? What are the enabling conditions to advance clean energy systems? What lessons can the world learn from New York’s climate policies and Georgia’s experience?
3:00 PM - 3:40 PM
Delivery Model and Economics
What are the barriers to nuclear energy deployment? Financial, permitting, and supply chain? What are the pathways to overcome these barriers, and where is progress taking place?
3:40 PM - 4:05 PM
Music and RapUp: Dex McBean and Nathanology
Confirmed Participants (Details on http://www.NuclearNY.org/symposium-2024/):
Jason Albritton, The Nature Conservancy
Dr. Lindsay Anderson, Cornell University
Dr. Dinara Ermakova, Anthropocene Institute and Generation Atomic
Scott Lathrop, yak titʸu titʸu yak tiłhini (ytt) Tribe, California
Alexander Kaufman, Huffington Post
Julie Kozeracki, U.S. Department of Energy
Nana Menya Ayensu, The White House
Jacques Moserri, Curio Legacy Ventures
Patrick O'Brien, Holtec International
Charles Oppenheimer, Oppenheimer Project
Angelica Oung, Anthropocene Institute and Clean Energy Transition Alliance
Carl Perez, Exodys Energy
Ryan Pickering, DOE Consent-Based Siting Consortia Facilitator
Tricia Pridemore, Georgia Public Service Commission
Edward Rios, EXIM Bank
Dr. Leonard Rodberg, Professor Emeritus of Queens College NY
Erich Scherer, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority
Dr. Charlyne Smith, Electric Power Research Institute
Dr. Robert Sogbadji, Ghanaian Ministry of Energy
Dr. Nick Touran, What Is Nuclear and TerraPower LLC
Tea Törmänen, WePlanet
Partners:
Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability
Generation Atomic
Mothers for Nuclear
TerraPraxis
UNGA Science Summit 79
Gigawatt Sponsor:
Anthropocene Institute
Megawatt Sponsors:
Constellation
Curio
Holtec International
Kilowatt Sponsor:
Inclusive Abundance Initiative
Nucleation Capital
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Booz Allen
Roland Berger
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