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Conference on Nuclear Training and Education: A Biennial International Forum (CONTE 2025)
February 3–6, 2025
Amelia Island, FL|Omni Amelia Island Resort
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A series of firsts delivers new Plant Vogtle units
Southern Nuclear was first when no one wanted to be.
The nuclear subsidiary of the century-old utility Southern Company, based in Atlanta, Ga., joined a pack of nuclear companies in the early 2000s—during what was then dubbed a “nuclear renaissance”—bullish on plans for new large nuclear facilities and adding thousands of new carbon-free megawatts to the grid.
In 2008, Southern Nuclear applied for a combined construction and operating license (COL), positioning the company to receive the first such license from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission in 2012. Also in 2008, Southern became the first U.S. company to sign an engineering, procurement, and construction contract for a Generation III+ reactor. Southern chose Westinghouse’s AP1000 pressurized water reactor, which was certified by the NRC in December 2011.
Fast forward a dozen years—which saw dozens of setbacks and hundreds of successes—and Southern Nuclear and its stakeholders celebrated the completion of Vogtle Units 3 and 4: the first new commercial nuclear power construction project completed in the U.S. in more than 30 years.
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12:00–1:30PM EDT
Panel|Sponsored by Business/Economic Performance
Session Organizer: Maria Hernandez
Panel|Sponsored by Decommissioning
Session Organizers: Lynne Goodman, Joe Carignan
Panel|Sponsored by Engineering and Equipment Reliability
Session Chair: Pareez Golub
Panel|Sponsored by Executive/Leadership
Session Organizer: Ken Thomas
Panel|Sponsored by Maintenance and Work Management
Session Chair: Jon Anderson
Sponsored by Nuclear Supply Chain
Session Organizers: Roger Smith, Jim Ripple
Sponsored by Operations/Ops Training
Session Organizer: Bruce Hennigan
Panel|Sponsored by Performance Improvement
Session Organizers: Fred Lake, Kevin Rackley
Sponsored by Regulatory Relations
Session Organizer: Greg Robison
Panel|Sponsored by Risk Management
Session Organizer: Gene Kelly
Panel|Sponsored by Technology and Innovation
Session Organizer: Adam Dow
2:00–3:30PM EDT
Session Organizer: David Heler
Session Organizer: Gerry VanNoordennen
Session Chair: Ray Herb
Session Organizer: Craig Primer
Session Organizer: Bill Fry
Panel|Sponsored by Performance Improvement|Cosponsored by Maintenance and Work Management
Session Organizers: Fred Lake, Jon Anderson, Kevin Rackley
Panel|Sponsored by Regulatory Relations|Cosponsored by Risk Management
Session Organizer: Ken Lowery
Panel|Sponsored by Technology and Innovation|Cosponsored by Operations/Ops Training
4:00–5:30PM EDT
Session Organizer: Tim Schlimpert
Panel|Sponsored by Decommissioning|Cosponsored by Risk Management, Technology and Innovation
Session Chair: Mark Campagna
Panel|Sponsored by Engineering and Equipment Reliability|Cosponsored by Executive/Leadership, Maintenance and Work Management
Session Organizers: Jon Anderson, Ray Herb, Pareez E. Golub
Panel|Sponsored by Nuclear Supply Chain
Panel|Sponsored by Regulatory Relations
Session Organizers: Amir Afzali, Brandon Chisholm
