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Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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60 Years of U: Perspectives on resources, demand, and the evolving role of nuclear energy
Recent years have seen growing global interest in nuclear energy and rising confidence in the sector. For the first time since the early 2000s, there is renewed optimism about the industry’s future. This change is driven by several major factors: geopolitical developments that highlight the need for secure energy supplies, a stronger focus on resilient energy systems, national commitments to decarbonization, and rising demand for clean and reliable electricity.
2025
Johnathan ChaversPaul T. DickmanSimon PimblottGlenn E. SjodenChul-Hwa SongChris Stanek
Kenneth Michael GoffW. David PointerPedro VazMinami Yoda
2024
Stephen M. BajorekLake BarrettDaniel ChurchmanFrancesco D'AuriaBenoit ForgetEugene S. GrecheckDeborah Ann HillTravis W. KnightJun LiaoGuillermo Ivan MaldonadoJohn MattinglyFiona RaymentMatthew Wayne SunseriJoseph TurnageBao-Wen Yang
2023
Maria N. AvramovaAnnalisa ManeraAbderrafi M. OugouagCurtis L. SmithPaul P. WilsonSandra DullaShannon Bragg-SittonCarl Rick Grantom Andrew KleinElia MerzariSteven Nesbit
2022
Scot A. GreenleeJohn G. Gilligan
Ryan G. McClarren
2021
Mr. Bradley J. AdamsMr. Jeffrey L. Bradfute, PE, MBADr. William E. BurchillDr. Alex R. Burkart, PEDr. Mark B. ChadwickProf. Igor JovanovicDr. Stuart A. Maloy PhD, PEDr. Robert P. Martin, PEDr. Kathryn Ann McCarthyDr. Todd S. PalmerDr. Jean C. RagusaDr. Monica C RegalbutoDr. Xiaodong Sun
2020
Dr. David L. AumillerDr. J. Rory KennedyDr. Karen Vierow KirklandDr. David J. KropaczekMs. Evelyn M. Mullen PEProf. Lin ShaoDr. Michael L. Zerkle
Dr. Rita BaranwalProf. Yaron DanonDr. Mitchell FarmerMr. Dennis W. HennekeDr. Kostadin N. IvanovDr. Richard LeeDr. Thomas A. MehlhornDr. Juergen RappDr. Kumar Sridharan
2019
Dr. Jeremy T. BusbyProf. Jin JiangDr. Stephen G. JohnsonMr. William D. Magwood, IVDr. Rajesh MaingiDr. James A. MormanDr. Robert W. Youngblood
2018
Prof. James P. BlanchardMr. Jack D. LawDr. Jaakko LeppânenDr. Joseph Y.R. RashidDr. Todd R. AllenDr. Roy A. AxfordMr. Emory D. Collins, PEMr. Karl N. FlemingDr. Lin-Wen HuDr. Jasmina L. Vujic
2017
Prof. Jacopo BuongiornoProf. Sara A. PozziProf. Poong Hyun SeongDr. Richard WoodDr. Brian N. AvilesDr. Guillermo Daniel Del CulProf. Ronald M. GilgenbachMr. Donald R. HoffmanDr. Seungjin KimDr. Stephen P. SchultzDr. Brian D. Wirth
2016
Mark DeHartTemitope TaiwoTerry ToddDr. Jess C. GehinDr. Robert N. HillDr. Alan S. IcenhourDr. Jose N. Reyes, Jr.Dr. Akio Yamamoto
2015
J. Wesley HinesHan Gyu JooYutai KatohMark PetersShripad RevankarFausto FranceschiniAndrew KadakMartin Plys
2014
Hashem HashemianAyman HawariRichard KurtzArthur MottaDavid NiggRizwan Uddin
2013
Nam Truc DinhWon Sik YangGeorge F. FlanaganAli MoslehThomas M. SuttonMark S. Tillack