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2020 ANS Virtual Winter Meeting
November 16–19, 2020
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Brouillette: Nuclear should be part of California’s energy problem solution
Brouillette
In an op-ed published on September 25 in the Orange County Register, Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette decryed the state of California’s handling of its energy crisis.
Brouillette criticized state leaders for championing a 100 percent renewable energy plan that ignores nuclear and natural gas. He also found fault with the plan to prematurely close the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant.
Technical Session|Panel|Sponsored by DESD
Monday, November 16, 2020|12:00–2:10PM (1:00–3:10PM EST)
The session will be available to join at 11:30AM (12:30PM EST).
Session Chair:
William D. Magwood IV
Alternate Chair:
Yoon I. Chang
Session Organizer:
Jan B. Van Erp
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Economics of Low-Carbon Energy and Role of Nuclear Power
William D. Magwood IV (Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA)), Yoon I. Chang (Argonne National Laboratory), James B. Hansen (Columbia University), William B. Magwood (OECD's Nuclear Energy Agency), Yoon B. Chang (Argonne National Laboratory), Luc van d. Durpel (Nuclear 21)
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