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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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NN Asks: Is the U.S. ready for nuclear construction to accelerate?
Craig Stover
Yes, but . . .
The United States is better positioned today for nuclear construction than it has been in decades. Some of that comes from the experience gained at Vogtle and V.C. Summer. I was part of the team that helped start the V.C. Summer project in 2008, and at that time we were trying to build a nuclear construction workforce from scratch. We learned a lot through that effort, and many of those lessons learned have since been studied, documented, and shared.
The nuclear industry is also benefiting from the wave of investment that started growing around 2020. Over the last five or six years, there has been a serious effort across the country to get ready for new nuclear builds. The U.S. government and the private sector are investing billions of dollars in new nuclear. Much of that work is happening before widespread commercial deployment contracts are signed. This is real, and we need to prepare.
Executive Session|Panel
Wednesday, June 15, 2022|8:30–9:45AM PDT|Pacific A
Session Chair:
Craig Piercy (American Nuclear Society)
Session Organizer:
John Starkey (American Nuclear Society)
While the war in Ukraine continues to unfold, the conflict has already spawned seismic shifts in energy geopolitics. This session will begin with a review of nuclear-related events in Ukraine and lessons learned about the media coverage, then shift to an exploration of the short- and long-term consequences for the global nuclear enterprise and the U.S. role in it.
Paul Murphy
Founder and Managing Director, Murphy Energy & Infrastructure Consulting, LLC
Carol Berrigan
Nuclear Energy Institute
Amy Roma
Partner
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
Phillipe Costes
Senior Advisor, World Nuclear Association
Andrew Kuchins
Director and Senior Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Fiona Rayment
Chief Scientist and Technology Officer, National Nuclear Laboratory
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