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Texas opens $350M in nuclear funding
Three years ago, the Texas Public Utility Commission launched the Advanced Nuclear Reactor Working Group at the direction of Gov. Greg Abbott. One year later, that new group issued a report recommending several actions to the Texas legislature that could be taken to attract new nuclear projects to the state.
Included in those recommendations were the foundation of a nonregulatory entity to coordinate Texas’s “strategic nuclear vision” along with an advanced nuclear fund to help “overcome the funding valley project developers face” in the state.
Supplier Showcase
January 27, 2026|1:00–2:00PM (2:00–3:00PM EST)
Available to All Users
ANS hosted Curtiss-Wright for a Supplier Showcase webinar featuring a deep dive into the digital technologies transforming power uprate projects. Topics highlighted included Data Validation & Reconciliation (DVR)—a technology approved for MUR uprates—and how it improves data accuracy and supports uprate justification. Other topics discussed included best practices for using PEPSE, the industry-standard plant modeling and simulation software, to perform power uprate studies and assess plant performance impacts. This webinar also provided practical insights, case-style examples, and actionable approaches for applying these tools in real uprate projects.
Derek HornSr. Manager of Business Development, Curtiss-WrightDerek brings experience from a variety of power industries, including nuclear energy. He has extensive experience in thermal performance, with a strong focus on areas such as online performance monitoring, data validation and reconciliation (DVR), PEPSE modeling, cycle isolation, and life cycle management. In addition to his technical background, he also has valuable project management experience across these domains. Derek has also been actively involved with numerous regulatory required engineering programs such Inservice Testing and Inservice Inspection and continues to be an active member of two ASME international working groups (Sec. XI and O&M). Fun fact—Derek is trilingual! He’s fluent in Mandarin Chinese, Spanish, and English.
Greg AlderDirector of Plant Optimization, Curtiss-WrightGreg is an experienced professional in the field of engineering and plant optimization, currently serving as the Manager of Plant Optimization at Curtiss-Wright since October 2013. Prior to this role, Greg held the position of Senior Consultant at True North Consulting from January 2008 to October 2013 and also served as a Senior Consultant and Business Development Manager at Scientech for two decades, from January 1988 to January 2008. Greg Alder holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Idaho, obtained between 1985 and 1987, and an Associate's degree in Engineering from Brigham Young University - Idaho, completed from 1983 to 1985.
