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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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Remembering ANS member Gil Brown
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The nuclear community is mourning the loss of Gilbert Brown, who passed away on July 11 at the age of 77 following a battle with cancer.
Brown, an American Nuclear Society Fellow and an ANS member for nearly 50 years, joined the faculty at Lowell Technological Institute—now the University of Massachusetts–Lowell—in 1973 and remained there for the rest of his career. He eventually became director of the UMass Lowell nuclear engineering program. After his retirement, he remained an emeritus professor at the university.
Sukesh Aghara, chair of the Nuclear Engineering Department Heads Organization, noted in an email to NEDHO members and others that “Gil was a relentless advocate for nuclear energy and a deeply respected member of our professional community. He was also a kind and generous friend—and one of the reasons I ended up at UMass Lowell. He served the university with great dedication. . . . Within NEDHO, Gil was a steady presence and served for many years as our treasurer. His contributions to nuclear engineering education and to this community will be dearly missed.”
Plenary Session
Friday, April 5, 2024|8:00–9:50AM EDT|Eric J. Barron Innovation Hub Room 603
Session Chair:
Jonathan Balog (Penn State University)
Session Organizer:
Speakers
Lisa MarshallANS Vice President 2023-2024
Sola TalabiSenior ConsultantPittsburgh Technical
Oscar PratSenior Director, AP1000® Construction Support Services Westinghouse Electric Company
It's no secret that building new nuclear power plants in the United States has been a challenging experience. After construction began over a decade ago for Vogtle Units 3 & 4, both units are now online and connected to the grid. Given the energy and resources being invested into reactors of all shapes and sizes, delays on this scale must be avoided as much as possible given the economic costs as well as clean energy goals that must be met. Insights from past and present nuclear plant construction efforts must be applied in a coherent and meaningful way to mitigate or prevent the issues seen previously. This plenary panel aims to dig up, and dig through, some of the historical context of cost/schedule overruns, new issues that were encountered with the AP1000® projects at Vogtle, and how community engagement has contributed to nuclear power project cancellations as well as premature closures. Together, these lessons learned will help inform future construction efforts across the United States, regardless of the reactor being built!
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