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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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Droughts, wildfires continue to impact power plants in Europe
The effects of this summer’s historic heatwave continue to be felt across Europe. Soaring temperatures and drought in the region have led to elevated river temperatures, low river levels, and wildfires, which have significantly impacted nuclear power plants across the continent.
France’s Electricité de France has reported elevated river temperatures which have forced production cuts, including recent cuts at Golfech, and nuclear power plants in Hungary, Romania, and the United Kingdom, have faced exceptional challenges in recent days.
2026 ANS Annual Conference
President & CEO
Urenco, Inc.
Sarah Riedel is President & CEO, Urenco, Inc. In this role, she leads the development and implementation of Urenco’s global sales strategy and plays a critical role in supporting the company’s ongoing expansion program and deployment of new enrichment capacity in the United States and worldwide. Mrs. Riedel’s background includes comprehensive experience in the nuclear fuel industry with a diversified commercial background in U.S and international uranium and nuclear fuel trading, uranium mining, and uranium enrichment sales.
She joined Urenco in 2013 and spent nine years as Vice President of Marketing & Sales with a focus on the commercial sale of uranium and uranium enrichment services in North America. In 2023, she became the Vice President of Market Development & Technical Sales, where she led the development and implementation of Urenco’s commercial strategy for advanced fuel products and services in North America. Prior to joining Urenco, Mrs. Riedel was the Director of International Sales & Marketing at Uranium One, and was a Nuclear Fuel Trader at Itochu. Prior to her leadership in the nuclear sector, Mrs. Riedel built a strong foundation in consulting, marketing, and project management at top-tier firms.
Mrs. Riedel earned her MBA with honors from the Georgetown University McDonough School of Business, Corporate Finance Certificate from Georgetown, and BA in both Marketing and Organizational Management from The University of Iowa Tippie College of Business.
