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Conference on Nuclear Training and Education: A Biennial International Forum (CONTE 2023)
February 6–9, 2023
Amelia Island, FL|Omni Amelia Island Resort
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Nuclear energy: enabling production of food, fiber, hydrocarbon biofuels, and negative carbon emissions
In the 1960s, Alvin Weinberg at Oak Ridge National Laboratory initiated a series of studies on nuclear agro-industrial complexes1 to address the needs of the world’s growing population. Agriculture was a central component of these studies, as it must be. Much of the emphasis was on desalination of seawater to provide fresh water for irrigation of crops. Remarkable advances have lowered the cost of desalination to make that option viable in countries like Israel. Later studies2 asked the question, are there sufficient minerals (potassium, phosphorous, copper, nickel, etc.) to enable a prosperous global society assuming sufficient nuclear energy? The answer was a qualified “yes,” with the caveat that mineral resources will limit some technological options. These studies were defined by the characteristic of looking across agricultural and industrial sectors to address multiple challenges using nuclear energy.
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Session Chair: Patrick Walther
Friday, April 9, 2021|1:30–3:30PM (2:30–4:30PM EDT)
Session Chair: Cao Da
Friday, April 9, 2021|10:00–11:30AM (11:00AM–12:30PM EDT)
Session Chair: Brian Andersen
Friday, April 9, 2021|4:30–5:15PM (5:30–6:15PM EDT)
Session Chair: Arsen Iskhakov
Saturday, April 10, 2021|10:00–11:00AM (11:00AM–12:00PM EDT)
Saturday, April 10, 2021|3:30–4:15PM (4:30–5:15PM EDT)
Session Chair: Lakshitha Kaleyanda
Session Chair: Grigorios Delipei
Session Chair: Palash Kumar Bhowmik
Session Chair: Khadija Mahbuba
Session Chair: Roberto Fairhurst-Agosta
Session Chair: Joshua Hoffman
Session Chair: Ni Kan
Session Chair: Jake Mitstifer
Saturday, April 10, 2021|1:00–2:30PM (2:00–3:30PM EDT)
Session Chair: Chaitee Godbole
Session Chair: Bryant Kanies
Session Chair: Andy Rivas
Session Chair: Grayson Gall
Session Chair: Amanda Bachmann
Panel|Session Chair: Shannon M. Bragg-Sitton
Thursday, April 8, 2021|1:00–2:00PM (2:00–3:00PM EDT)
Panel|Session Chair: Ishita Trivedi
Panel|Session Chair: Elizabeth S. Sooby
Panel|Session Chair: Eric Meyer
Friday, April 9, 2021|12:30–1:30PM (1:30–2:30PM EDT)
Panel|Session Chair: Mary Lou Dunzik-Gougar
Panel|Session Chair: Robert B. Hayes
Panel|Session Chair: Steven Shannon
Panel|Session Chair: Harsh S. Desai
Panel|Session Chair: Jason Hou
Saturday, April 10, 2021|12:00–1:00PM (1:00–2:00PM EDT)
Panel|Session Chair: Amanda M. Bachmann
Session Chair: Ghada Shkoukani
Session Chair: David Holler
Session Chair: Kelley M. Verner
Thursday, April 8, 2021|5:00–6:30PM (6:00–7:30PM EDT)
Session Chair: Ishita Trivedi
Saturday, April 10, 2021|11:00AM–12:00PM (12:00–1:00PM EDT)
Session Chair: Yuqiao Joy Fan
Session Chair: Halil Ibrahim San
