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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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Aalo secures $100 million in Series B funding
It was near-certain that more good news was on the horizon for some of the 10 companies recently selected for the Department of Energy’s Nuclear Reactor Pilot Program. Now, only one week later, one of those companies—Aalo Atomics—has become the first to make a major headline with its announcement that it has secured $100 million in Series B funding.
Educational Session|Panel|Innovation Roles for Nuclear
Tuesday, August 9, 2022|10:30AM–12:00PM EDT|Banyan 3
Session Chair:
Michael Frankle (NuVision)
Session Organizer:
Track Organizer:
Ken Lowery (Southern Nuclear)
Knowledge Manager:
Mikayla Florez (Comanche Peak)
The objective of this session is to provide a discussion on the nuclear industry 80 & 100 Year Plant License Renewal practices, challenges, and successes. The result would be to provide a better understanding of what is needed to make NPP fleet assets the long-lived platform necessary to develop innovative roles. Areas to be examined include: (1) Lessons Learned; (2) Big Hurdles; (3) Hidden Hurdles; and (4) Challenges that need Industry solutions. Plans for this session include a panel composed of Utility and Industry stakeholders from various levels within the organizations to discuss potential aspects of PLR followed by a facilitated discussion of the participants.
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