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From Capitol Hill: Nuclear is back, critical for America’s energy future
The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy convened its first hearing of the year, “American Energy Dominance: Dawn of the New Nuclear Era,” on January 7, where lawmakers and industry leaders discussed how nuclear energy can help meet surging electricity demand driven by artificial intelligence, data centers, advanced manufacturing, and national security needs.
June 24–28, 2012
Nuclear Science and Technology: Managing the Global Impact of Economic and Natural Events
Chicago, IL|Hyatt Regency Chicago
Online Pre-Registration is closed. Please register onsite. Thank You.
Program Chair:
Ray Klann (Argonne National Laboratory)
General Chair:
Amir Shahkarami (Senior VP, Exelon Generation)
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Sue Aggarwal (President, NMNT International Inc.)
Pat Daly (General Manager, Zion Solutions)
Technical Program Chairs:
Jacob Eapen (Assistant Professor, North Carolina State University)
K. L. Murty (Professor, North Carolina State University)
Heather MacLean Chichester (Nuclear Engineer, Idaho National Laboratory)
General Chairs:
Lance Snead (Distinguished Research Staff, Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
Todd Allen (Associate Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Honorary Chairs:
Takuya Hattori (President, Japan Atomic Industrial Forum, Inc.)
Goon-Cherl Park (Professor, Seoul National University)
Susan R. Landahl (Chief Operating Officer and Senior VP, Exelon Nuclear)
Georges Serviere (Nuclear Advisor to the CEO, EDF)
Hernando A. Madronero (Senior Vice President, Nuclear Engineering, GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy)
Soon Heung Chang (President, KNS)
Kumiaki Moriya (Senior Chief Engineer, Hitachi GE Nuclear Energy)
Jean-Claude Gauthier (General Director, ENELA GmbH)
Program Chairs:
Luca Oriani (Manager, AP1000 Design Integration, Westinghouse Electric Company)
Sun Koo Kang (EVP, KOPEC)
Kyoichi Morimoto (Scientist, Japan Atomic Energy Agency)
Frank O. Carre (Scientific Director, C. E. A. Nuclear Energy Division)