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DOE secretary and New York congressman call for reopening of Indian Point
Department of Energy Secretary Chris Wright joined U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler (R., N.Y.) at the site of the closed Indian Point nuclear power plant on Friday, March 6, as Lawler called for the reopening of the facility. He emphasized that the shutdown of the plant in 2021 has led to higher electricity costs for the people of New York state and increased strain on the state’s electric grid.
Technical Session|Panel|Fission Surface Power/Nuclear Electric Propulsion
Tuesday, May 7, 2024|1:00–2:40PM MDT|Sweeney F
Session Chair:
Lindsay Kaldon (NASA)
Alternate Chair:
Vedant Mehta
Session Organizer:
A panel discussion on Fission Surface Power program outlining the progress made at NASA and national labs over time and the path forward. This panel will outline the technical achievements made for materials, power conversion, experiments and deployment. Panelists will cover a broad range of topics during their presentation and will be followed by an audience based Q&A afterwards.
Jay McNatt
NASA
Lee Mason
Lindsay Kaldon
DV Rao
INL
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