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Tuesday, Sept. 10
Conference Registration
7:30 a.m.– 6 p.m.
Continental Breakfast
7:30–8:30 a.m.
Nuclear Energy Assembly Welcome
8:30–8:40 a.m.
Maria Korsnick
President and Chief Executive Officer—Nuclear Energy Institute
Fireside Chat: Preparing for a Fast-Paced Future
8:40–9:30 a.m.
Maria Korsnick
President and Chief Executive Officer—Nuclear Energy Institute
The Honorable Christopher T. Hanson
Chair—Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Sustaining High Performance & Opportunities for the Operating Fleet
9:30–10:15 a.m.
Doug True
Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer—Nuclear Energy Institute
Peter P. Sena III
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer—Southern Nuclear
Ken Peters
Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer—Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant
Brad Berryman
Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer—Talen Energy
Cuppa Coffee and Connect Networking Break
10:15–10:45 a.m.
2024 Top Innovative Practice Awards Presentation with Special Remarks by NRC Commissioner Caputo
10:45–11:45 a.m.
The Honorable Annie Caputo, Commissioner—Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Dr. Jennifer Uhle, Vice President, Technical & Regulatory Services—Nuclear Energy Institute
Lunch (On Your Own, Explore Local Restaurant Options)
11:45 a.m.–1:30 p.m.
Breakout Sessions
1:30–3 p.m.
We are excited to offer a variety of tracks during each time frame, each featuring sessions on specific topics. This structure allows you to choose sessions that best match your interests.
| Tracks | Sessions |
|---|---|
| Advanced Nuclear | Get to Know Advanced Nuclear (1:30-2:30 pm) Kati Austgen, Sr. Project Manager, New Nuclear—Nuclear Energy Institute Ben Reinke, Vice President, Global Business Development—X-energy Michael Hoehn II, Program Director, NextGen MURR—University of Missouri Share Advanced Nuclear with Your Stakeholders (2:30-3:30 pm) Kathleen Munroe, Sr. Principal Project Origination Consultant—Salt River Project Daniel van Hoogstraten, Managing Partner—Amplifire Strategies |
| Emergency Preparedness | Joint Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)/Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Panel Discussion Tom Warnock Radiological Emergency Preparedness Branch Chief—Federal Emergency Management Agency Technical Hazards Division Michael Waters Deputy Division Director, Preparedness & Response (DPR) Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response (NSIR)—Nuclear Regulatory Commission |
| Engineering, Standards & Risk | EPA Toxic Substance Control Act and Nuclear Industry Affects Kat Gale, Director, Chemical Products & Technology Divisions—American Chemistry Council Stew Yuen, Sr. Project Manager—Nuclear Energy Institute |
| Regulatory Affairs | Overview of the Advance Act: What it Means and Where Do We Go From Here? Andrew Mauer (moderator) Sr. Director, Regulatory Affairs—Nuclear Energy Institute Andrew Zach Senior Policy Advisor for Energy and Environment Committee on Environment and Public Works—U.S. Senate Darani Reddick, Director, Regulatory Strategy & Policy—Constellation Energy Nicholas McMurray, Managing Director, International & Nuclear Policy—ClearPath Mirela Gavrilas, Executive Director for Operations—Nuclear Regulatory Commission |
| Supplier Opportunities | Operating Fleet Opportunities: Utility Strategies to Meet Growing Demand Pete Carlone (moderator) Nuclear Market Segment Leader—MPR Associates Pete Dietrich, Sr. Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer—DTE Energy Kym Harshaw, Executive Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer—STP Nuclear Operating Company Doug True, Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer—Nuclear Energy Institute |
Snack and Socialize Networking Breakr
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3–3:30 p.m.
Breakout Sessions
3:30–5 p.m.
| Tracks | Sessions |
|---|---|
| Advanced Nuclear | Community Engagement Best Practices (3:30-4:15 pm) Kelly Bielen, Sr. Manager, Public Affairs—Nuclear Energy Institute Kara Colton, Director of Nuclear Policy—Energy Communities Alliance Greg Cullen, Vice President, Energy Services & Development—Energy Northwest What About the Workforce? (4:15-5:00 pm) Lori Brady, Sr. Director, Human Resources & Training and Development—Nuclear Energy Institute Matt Warren—International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Dr. Olivia M. Blackmon, Director for the Partnership for Nuclear Energy, Director for the Nuclear Energy Academic Alliance—Oak Ridge Associated Universities Jason Dunaway, President, Union Operations—Day & Zimmermann |
| Emergency Preparedness | NRC Regional Inspection Operating Experience |
| Engineering, Standards & Risk | Advanced Reactor Codes and Standards Consortium Robert Keating, Senior Associate—MPR Associates A. Thomas Roberts III, Principal Officer—POMO18 Consult LLC Don Eggett, President—Eggett Consulting, LLC |
| Regulatory Affairs | 25th Anniversary of the ROP: Industry Regulatory Performance Then and Now Tim Riti (moderator) Director, Regulatory Affairs—Nuclear Energy Institute David Mannai, Executive Director, Regulatory Affairs & Nuclear Oversight—PSEG Nuclear Mike Franovich, Deputy Director, Reactor Safety Programs & Mission Support (acting), Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation—Nuclear Regulatory Commission Kevin Ellis, General Manager, Regulatory Affairs & Emergency Planning—Duke Energy Stephenie Pyle, Director, Fleet Regulatory Compliance—Entergy Kevin Lueshen, Director, Licensing—Constellation Energy Ken Mack, Nuclear Fleet Licensing Manager—NextEra Energy |
| Supplier Opportunities | Operating Fleet Opportunities: Strategies for Modernization Hunter Young (moderator) Sr. Structural Engineer & Practice Leader for Energy and Utilities—Jensen Hughes Dan DeBoer, Vice President, Nuclear Fleet, Corporate—NextEra Energy Mark Newcomer, Sr. Vice President, Engineering & Technical Services—Constellation Barry Davis, General Manager, Engineering—Entergy |
Atomic Affair Welcome Reception
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5:30–7 p.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 11
Conference Registration
7:30 a.m.–5 p.m.
Continental Breakfast
7:30–8:30 a.m.
Nuclear Energy Assembly Day 2 Welcome
8:30–8:40 a.m.
Robert M. Blue
Chair, President, and Chief Executive Officer–Dominion Energy and
Chair–Nuclear Energy Institute
The New Nuclear Landscape
8:40–9:20 a.m.
Robert M. Blue (moderator)
Chair, President, and Chief Executive Officer–Dominion Energy
Chair–Nuclear Energy Institute
Jacques Besnainou
Executive Vice President, Global Markets & Chief Commercial Officer–Westinghouse Electric Company
Chris Levesque
President & Chief Executive Officer–TerraPower
Craig Ranson
President & Chief Executive Officer–GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy
Readying The Supply Chain Workforce
9:20–10:00 a.m.
Erin Hultman, Vice President, Member & Corporate Services and Chief Financial Officer–Nuclear Energy Institute
Cleve Reasoner
Vice President & Chief Nuclear Officer–Evergy, Inc.
John Howanitz
President, Nuclear, Security & Environmental–Bechtel
Tony Robinson
Chief Executive Officer & President–Framatome Inc.
Cuppa Coffee and Connect Networking Break
Sponsored by 
10–10:30 a.m.
Breakout Sessions
10:30 a.m.–noon
We are excited to offer a variety of tracks during each time frame, each featuring sessions on specific topics. This structure allows you to choose sessions that best match your interests.
| tracks | sessions |
|---|---|
| Advanced Nuclear | First Steps in Project Consideration Christine King, Director–Gateway for Accelerated Innovation in Nuclear Marc Nichol, Executive Director, New Nuclear–Nuclear Energy Institute Amanda Stewart, DOE Market Segment Lead–MPR Associates Craig Stover, Sr. Program Manager, Transformative Nuclear Technologies–Electric Power Research Institute |
| Emergency Preparedness | Risk-Informed and Performance-Based Emergency Preparedness Using NEI 24-05 David Grabaskas, Group Manager, Licensing & Risk Assessments–Argonne National Laboratory |
| Engineering, Standards & Risk | Risk Informed Codes and Standards Initiatives Richard Fougerousse, Senior Principal Technical Leader - Plant Support–Electric Power Research Institute Thomas Basso, Senior Director, Engineering & Risk–Nuclear Energy Institute |
| Regulatory Affairs | Panel Discussion: Optimizing Licensing Activities, License Renewal & Subsequent License Renewal Brett Titus (moderator) Director, Licensing–Nuclear Energy Institute Jamie Coleman, Regulatory Affairs Director–Southern Nuclear Bo Pham, Director, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing–Nuclear Regulatory Commission Lauren Gibson, Chief, License Renewal Project Branch–Nuclear Regulatory Commission Ryan Treadway, Regulatory Licensing Director–Duke Energy |
| Supplier Opportunities | New Plant Opportunities: Moving New Builds from Concept to Action Gary Wolski (moderator) Vice President, Nuclear Division–Curtiss-Wright Graham Callaway, Senior Director, Supply Chain & Procurement–NuScale Power Fred Yapuncich, Natrium Procurement Senior Manager–TerraPower Sean Jones, Sr., Director, Procurement Execution, Westinghouse Global Supply Chain–Westinghouse Electric Company Robert Leone, Director, Supply Chain–X-energy |
Luncheon Sponsored by 
Keynote Address by Ali Zaidi and a Fireside Chat Between Maria Korsnick and Joe Dominguez
Noon–1:30 p.m.
Breakout Sessions
1:30–3 p.m.
| tracks | sessions |
|---|---|
| Advanced Nuclear | Financing Our Future Kaitlin Rekola, Sr. Staff Counsel–Nuclear Energy Institute Ryan Nielson, Vice President, Investment Banking–Citi Julie Kozeracki, Director of Strategy–U.S. Department of Energy, Loan Programs Office
Katie Ott, Vice President, Sustainability & Climate Strategy–Constellation
James Schaefer, Sr. Managing Director–Guggenheim Securities
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| Emergency Preparedness | Current Hostile Action Based Exercise Lessons Learned Steve Barr, Manager, Emergency Preparedness–PSEG Nuclear Matt Nee, Emergency Preparedness Manager–Nebraska Public Power District Samantha Leschke, Emergency Preparedness Manager, Peach Bottom Clean Energy CenterSamantha Leschke–Constellation Energy |
| Engineering, Standards & Risk | Risk Informed Tech Specs and 50.69 Bryan Daiber, Director, Integrated Risk–Entergy Suzanne Loyd, Sr. Manager, Nuclear Risk Management–Constellation Energy Jonathan Register, Risk Informed Engineering Lead–Southern Nuclear |
| Regulatory Affairs | Innovation: Fostering Innovation in the Nuclear Industry Jim Slider (moderator) Technical Advisor–Nuclear Energy Institute Matt Hall, Director, Strategic Projects–Evergy Jerrold Vincent, Co-Founder and Chief Financial Officer–NuclearN Victor Hall, Deputy Director, Division of Systems Analysis, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research–Nuclear Regulatory Commission Drew Miller, Market Director for Risk Informed Engineering–Jensen Hughes |
| Supplier Opportunities | New Plant Opportunities: Opportunities for the Supply Chain Susan Korn (moderator) Executive Vice President, Services–GE Vernova Nuclear Navneet Ganjoo, Global Manager of Supply Chain–Bechtel Nuclear, Security & Environmental Joshua Parker, Director, Business Development–BWXT Advanced Technologies LLC Myron Kaczmarsky, Vice President–Holtec Government Services |
| Used Fuel/Decommissioning | Nuclear Waste Policy Act Training Rod McCullum, Senior Director, Decommissioning & Used Fuel–Nuclear Energy Institute |
Snack and Socialize Networking Break
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3–3:30 p.m.
Breakout Sessions
3:30–5 p.m.
| Tracks | Sessions |
|---|---|
| Advanced Nuclear | Next Steps in Project Launch: Establishing Partnerships (3:30-4:15 pm) Hilary Lane, Sr. Director, Strategic Partnerships–Nuclear Energy Institute Lucia Tian, Head of Clean Energy & Decarbonization Technologies–Google Travis Chapman, Director, Regulatory & Licensing–BWX Technologies Inc. Elisa Calvo Tone, Fuel New Business Director–Framatome Next Steps in Project Launch: Engaging the Regulator (4:15-5:00 pm) Carrie Fosaaen, Vice President of Regulatory Affairs–NuScale Power Peter Hastings, Vice President of Regulatory Affairs and Quality–Kairos Power Tim Williamson, Director of Regulatory and Public Affairs–Shepherd Power Ben Beasley, Director of Licensing–Natura Resources |
| Emergency Preparedness | Remote Emergency Response Organization Implementation/ Consolidated Corporate Emergency Operations Facility Operating Experience & NEI 99-01, Revision 7 Emergency Action Levels Adam Abrams, Emergency Preparedness Manager–NextEra Energy Eric White, Lead Emergency Preparedness Specialist, Fleet Program–Duke Energy |
| Engineering, Standards & Risk | Use of Probabilistic Risk Assessment for Regulatory Applications Cheryl Gayheart, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs–Southern Nuclear Antonios Zoulis, Deputy Director, Division of Risk Assessment (acting)–Nuclear Regulatory Commission Keith Vincent, Probabilistic Risk Assessment Manager–NextEra Energy |
| Regulatory Affairs | Use of Probabilistic Risk Assessment for Regulatory Applications Cheryl Gayheart, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs–Southern Nuclear Antonios Zoulis, Deputy Director, Division of Risk Assessment (acting)–Nuclear Regulatory Commission Keith Vincent, Probabilistic Risk Assessment Manager–NextEra Energy |
| Used Fuel/Decommissioning | Consent-based Siting Training Marla Morales, Acting Office Director for the Office of Consent-Based Siting–U.S. Department of Energy |
Thursday, Sept. 12
Conference Registration
7:30 a.m.–noon
Continental Breakfast
7:30–8:30 a.m.
Breakout Sessions
8:30–10 a.m.
We are excited to offer a variety of tracks during each time frame, each featuring sessions on specific topics. This structure allows you to choose sessions that best match your interests.
Note: The Emergency Preparedness Workshop will last the full day.
| tracks | Sessions |
|---|---|
| Advanced Nuclear | Setting Up for Success: Technical and Regulatory Approaches Ross Moore, Senior Director of Regulatory Affairs–Oklo Tony Bowers, Deputy Director, Division of Physical & Cyber Security Policy Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response (NSIR)–Nuclear Regulatory Commission Amanda Spalding, Fellow Engineer, Advanced Reactors Licensing–Westinghouse Electric Company Ian Gifford, Sr. Manager, Licensing–TerraPower |
| Emergency Preparedness | 10 CFR 50.54q Implementation Workshop Cameron Christensen, Emergency Preparedness Supervisor–Pacific Gas & Electric Kevin Simpson, Emergency Preparedness Manager (Interim)–Constellation Energy Mario Kaminski, Lead Emergency Preparedness Specialist, Fleet Programs–Constellation Energy |
| Engineering, Standards & Risk | Regulatory Improvements to Support Digital Modernization Jason Paige, Branch Chief, Long Term Operations & Modernization Branch–Nuclear Regulatory Commission Samir Darbali, Sr. Electronics Engineer, Instrumentation & Controls Branch–Nuclear Regulatory Commission Gilberto Blas Rodriguez, Electronics Engineer, Instrumentation & Controls Branch–Nuclear Regulatory Commission |
| Regulatory Affairs | On the Frontline: Exploring Case Studies in Regulatory Decision-Making Tim Riti, Director, Regulatory Affairs–Nuclear Energy Institute |
| Used Fuel/Decommissioning | Recycling Task Force meeting |
Cuppa Coffee and Connect Networking Break
10–10:30 a.m.
Breakout Sessions
10:30 a.m.–noon
| Tracks | sessions |
|---|---|
| Advanced Nuclear | Setting Up for Success: Project Deployment Ben Holtzman, Director, New Nuclear–Nuclear Energy Institute Marko Randelovic, Project Manager, Advanced Nuclear Technology–EPRI Eric Gould, Partner–Modus Strategic Solutions Inc. Koroush Shirvan, Atlantic Richfield Career Development Professor in Energy Studies–Massachusetts Institute of Technology Brett Rampal, Sr. Director, Nuclear Power and Strategy–Veriten |
| Emergency Preparedness | 10 CFR 50.54q Implementation Workshop Cameron Christensen, Emergency Preparedness Supervisor–Pacific Gas & Electric Kevin Simpson, Emergency Preparedness Manager (Interim)–Constellation Energy Mario Kaminski, Lead Emergency Preparedness Specialist, Fleet Programs–Constellation Energy |
| Engineering, Standards & Risk | Benefits of Digital Modernization to Support Long-Term Operations Mark Samselski, Engineering Manager–Constellation Energy Alex Bowman, Program Manager, Digital Design–Tennessee Valley Authority |
| Regulatory Affairs | Best Practices, Tips, and Techniques for Regulatory Professionals Brett Titus, Director, Licensing–Nuclear Energy Institute Russell Wells, Senior Licensing Program Manager–Tennessee Valley Authority Thomas Byrne, Senior Licensing Engineer–Duke Energy Corporation |
| Used Fuel/Decommissioning | Recycling Task Force meeting |
Breakout Session
1:30–4 p.m.
| Tracks | Sessions |
|---|---|
| Emergency Preparedness | 10 CFR 50.54q Implementation Workshop |
Events and times are subject to change.
