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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.
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Merritt 1|Sponsored by RRSD|Cosponsored by DESD|Session Chair: Matt Darois
Tuesday, November 19, 2024|8:00–9:45AM EST
Panel|Merritt 1|Session Chair: Nadia S. Glucksberg
Tuesday, November 19, 2024|10:00–11:45AM EST
Panel|Merritt 1|Session Chair: Leah Parks
Tuesday, November 19, 2024|1:00–2:45PM EST
Panel|Merritt 1|Session Chair: James J. Byrne
Tuesday, November 19, 2024|3:15–5:00PM EST
Panel|Merritt 1|Session Chair: Gerard P. van Noordennen
Wednesday, November 20, 2024|8:00–9:45AM EST
Panel|Merritt 1|Session Chair: Joseph E. Carignan
Wednesday, November 20, 2024|10:00–11:45AM EST
Panel|Merritt 1|Session Chair: Lawrence E. Boing
Wednesday, November 20, 2024|1:00–2:45PM EST
Merritt 1|Session Chair: Dustin G. Miller
Wednesday, November 20, 2024|3:15–5:00PM EST
Merritt 1|Cosponsored by DESD|Session Chair: Matt Darois
Merritt 2|Session Chair: Anthony Abrahao
Panel|Merritt 2|Session Chair: Anamary Daniel
Merritt 2|Session Chair: Young Soo Park
Panel|Merritt 2|Session Chair: Y Z
Merritt 2|Session Chair: Venugopal K. Varma
Panel|Merritt 2|Session Chair: Leonel E. Lagos
Merritt 2|Session Chair: Wendell H. Chun
Panel|Merritt 2|Session Chair: Fan Zhang
