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2026 Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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UW-Madison: A Midwestern nucleus of fission and fusion
With more than six decades as a top-ranked program in its rearview, the Department of Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics (NEEP) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison is hardly slowing down. In fact, NEEP is continuing to grow and develop its faculty, curriculum, and research.
Plenary Session|Panel
Monday, June 13, 2022|8:00–11:00AM PDT|Pacific D
We’ve been through a lot in the last 2 years: a global pandemic and associated disruption of the global economic system, broadscale shocks in energy prices and availability, and strengthened international momentum toward deep decarbonization and ultimately Net Zero. There is palpable excitement in the nuclear community about the future prospects for the harnessed atom. Challenges await, but a new wave of nuclear technology innovation promises to play a larger role in the evolving geopolitical landscape.
Moderator
ANS Annual Meeting 2022 General ChairPer Peterson Chief Nuclear Officer, Kairos Power
Keynote Speakers
Ted NordhausFounder and Executive Director Breakthrough Institute
Dr. Dan RaskySenior Scientist, NASA Chief, Space Portal Office
Christine King Director, Gateway for Accelerated Innovation in Nuclear (GAIN)
Kathryn A. McCarthy, Ph.D.Oak Ridge National LaboratoryAssociate Laboratory Director for Fusion and Fission Energy and Science
Kristine SvinickiFormer Chair, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionAdjunct Professor, University of Michigan
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