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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.
Technical Session|Panel|Panels
Friday, April 5, 2024|10:15–11:35AM EDT|Engineering Design and Innovation Building Room 325
Session Chair:
Brandon Castillo (Penn State University)
Session Organizer:
Mary Ann Walsh (ANS Pittsburgh Local Section)
We humans are social beings and interactions with people are a part of our lives since birth. Networking with people will play an important role in your life and career as it connects us with family, friends, professionals, and the public. We will discuss the excellent networking opportunities that you should not miss while attending an ANS Student Conference. We will present the many different ways for networking, explain the benefits of networking, and present advice and experiences for networking that will develop lasting relationships.
Gregory Banyay
Penn State Applied Research Laboratory
Mary Ross-Lee
US Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Mike Gavelek
Westinghouse Electric Co.
Art Wharton, III
Studsvik Scandpower
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