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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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Hash Hashemian: Visionary leadership
As Dr. Hashem M. “Hash” Hashemian prepares to step into his term as President of the American Nuclear Society, he is clear that he wants to make the most of this unique moment.
A groundswell in public approval of nuclear is finding a home in growing governmental support that is backed by a tailwind of technological innovation. “Now is a good time to be in nuclear,” Hashemian said, as he explained the criticality of this moment and what he hoped to accomplish as president.
Technical Session|Panel|Sponsored by DESD
Monday, November 16, 2020|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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