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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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From operator to entrepreneur: David Garcia applies outage management lessons
David Garcia
If ComEd’s Zion plant in northern Illinois hadn’t closed in 1998, David Garcia might still be there, where he got his start in nuclear power as an operator at age 24.
But in his ninth year working there, Zion closed, and Garcia moved on to a series of new roles—including at Wisconsin’s Point Beach plant, the corporate offices of Minnesota’s Xcel Energy, and on the supplier side at PaR Nuclear—into an on-the-job education that he augmented with degrees in business and divinity that he sought later in life.
Garcia started his own company—Waymaker Resource Group—in 2014. Recently, Waymaker has been supporting Holtec’s restart project at the Palisades plant with staffing and analysis. Palisades sits almost exactly due east of the fully decommissioned Zion site on the other side of Lake Michigan and is poised to operate again after what amounts to an extended outage of more than three years. Holtec also plans to build more reactors at the same site.
For Garcia, the takeaway is clear: “This industry is not going away. Nuclear power and the adjacent industries that support nuclear power—and clean energy, period—are going to be needed for decades upon decades.”
In July, Garcia talked with Nuclear News staff writer Susan Gallier about his career and what he has learned about running successful outages and other projects.
August 4–7, 2024
Nuclear Momentum: Advancing Our Clean Energy Future
Marco Island, FL|JW Marriott Marco Island
Opening Plenary: Force - Understanding the Forces Driving and Impacting the Advancement of our Clean Nuclear Energy Future
Part I: Monday, August 5, 8:00–9:00AM
Part II: Monday, August 5, 12:30–1:30PM
Christopher HansonNRC Chairman
Julie KozerackiUS Department of Energy Loan Programs Office
Sama Bilbao y LeónWorld Nuclear Association
Diane LeopoldDominion Energy
Tuesday, August 6,8:00–10:00AM
Lisa MarshallANS President 2024-2025
Jean Luc PalayerOrano, USA
Jeff WhittFramatome
Cameron MartinWestinghouse
Wednesday, August 7,8:00–10:00AM
The Honorable Annie CaputoU.S. NRC
Dr. Erin HendersonMicrosoft
Jeffrey OlsonKairos Power
Mark GakeBlack & Veatch
General ChairDoug LawrenceSenior Vice President Nuclear Operations and Fleet Performance Dominion Energy
Program ChairJames HollowayVice President Nuclear Engineering & Fleet SupportDominion Energy
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Celebrate the olympics with us by wearing your favorite sports team or country's gear while enjoying:
• Hors d'oeuvres • Dancing • Games
The Utility Working Conference (UWC) and Technology Expo is an annual gathering of the nuclear industry’s brightest minds and one of the industry's best collaborative forums for established and up-and-coming leaders alike to discuss, engage and learn about key developments, successes, opportunities and needs in the nuclear sector.
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