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NNSA releases contractor performance evaluations
The National Nuclear Security Administration last week released performance evaluation summaries on the effectiveness of its management and operating (M&O) contractors in meeting the agency’s expectations during fiscal year 2020.
The summaries feature assessment “scorecards,” as well as links to M&O contractor performance evaluation and measurement plans. Also included are specific contractor accomplishments, plus issues requiring attention.
Technical Session|Panel|Sponsored by DESD
Monday, November 16, 2020|12:00–2:10PM (1:00–3:10PM EST)
Session Chair:
Yoon I. Chang (ANL)
Alternate Chair:
William D. Magwood IV (OECD Nuclear Energy Agency)
Session Organizer:
Jan B. Van Erp (consultant)
Staff Producer:
Daryl Rizzo (American Nuclear Society)
Anthropogenic CO2 is a major cause of climate change, according to scientific consensus. Energy derived from fossil fuels is one of the main sources of atmospheric CO2. This session will address means for reducing energy-related CO2 emissions with emphasis on economic aspects. This panel session will feature the following speakers: 1) Keynote speech by William Magwood, Director General of OECD’s Nuclear Energy Agency : Costs of Decarbonization -- The Role of Nuclear Energy in the Energy Transition ; 2) Luc van den Durpel, President of Nuclear 21 : Energizing Sustainability -- Nuclear’s Unique Contribution; 3) Bill Sacks, co-author with Gregory Meyerson of forthcoming book entitled “Dyseconomies of Scale: Capitalism, the Green New Deal, and Nuclear Power” : Wind and Solar Energy Cannot Scale: The Importance of EROI ; 4) Yoon Chang, Argonne Distinguished Fellow, Argonne National Laboratory : Improving Fuel Recycling Economics to Enable Large-Scale Nuclear Power Deployment
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