New this year, Executive Panels have been added to provide busy nuclear professionals a broader look at developments in nuclear science and technology and their impact on policy and markets. Click on the links below for more information about the Executive Panels, which focus on crisis communications, diversity and inclusion, lessons learned from new construction projects, and the 2021 Polar Vortex energy blackouts as well as advances in space technology, non-power technologies and nuclear capabilities, and action on nuclear waste.

Per Nuclear Ad Astra - The Future of Space Nuclear Technologies

Panel|Session Chair: Jeffrey C. King

Monday, June 14, 2021|12:00–1:45PM (1:00–2:45PM EDT)

Polar Vortex 2021: Lessons from Texas and the Central U.S.

Panel|Session Chair: W. Neal Mann

Monday, June 14, 2021|2:15–4:00PM (3:15–5:00PM EDT)

The U.S. Nuclear R&D Imperative

Panel|Session Chair: Craig Piercy

Tuesday, June 15, 2021|11:00AM–12:45PM (12:00–1:45PM EDT)

Crisis Communications During Emergencies in the Social Media Era

Panel|Cosponsored by ETWDD|Session Chair: Andrew Smith

Tuesday, June 15, 2021|1:15–3:00PM (2:15–4:00PM EDT)

Planning for the Future: Demonstrating Next-Generation Nuclear Capabilities with Non-Power Technologies

Panel|Session Chair: Shaun Anderson

Tuesday, June 15, 2021|3:30–5:15PM (4:30–6:15PM EDT)

Near Term Action on Nuclear Waste

Panel|Session Chair: Steven P. Nesbit

Wednesday, June 16, 2021|11:00AM–12:45PM (12:00–1:45PM EDT)

Operationalizing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Statements within the Nuclear Field

Panel|Cosponsored by ETWDD|Session Chair: Shirly Rodriguez

Wednesday, June 16, 2021|1:15–3:00PM (2:15–4:00PM EDT)

Blind Spots to Implementing Lessons Learned for New Nuclear Construction

Panel|Session Chair: Kenneth J. Aupperle

Wednesday, June 16, 2021|3:30–5:15PM (4:30–6:15PM EDT)