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      Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe, Poland’s state-owned utility, has formally submitted an application for a construction license to build a nuclear power plant at the Lubiatowo-Kopalino site in Pomerania. The country’s first nuclear power plant will consist of three Westinghouse AP1000 units with a total installed capacity of 3,750 MWe. The construction and engineering contractor for the project is a U.S.-based consortium of Westinghouse and Bechtel.

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Path to Criticality

March 31, 2026|3:30–4:30PM (4:30–5:30PM EDT)

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ANS presents a panel discussion featuring some of the most prominent figures in the nuclear industry's push to criticality.

A renewed fervor around the testing and piloting of new nuclear technologies has been sweeping the nation and fresh as well as experienced developers are stepping up to the challenges. As many of these companies race to hit ambitious testing goals, such as the President's July 4, 2026 criticality goal, experiments and demonstrations only continue to accelerate. Companies, alongside partners in the federal government, are hoping these testing activities can lead to true commercial success in the coming years, but certainly requires important lab, testing, and scaling activities today.

Panelists

  • Yasir Arafat, CTO, Aalo
  • Rita Baranwal, Chief Nuclear Officer, Radiant
  • Jordan Bramble, CEO and Co-Founder, Antares
  • Nader Satvat, Director, Nuclear Systems Design, Kairos Power
  • Nicholas Thompson, Engineer, Los Alamos National Laboratory
  • Brad Tomer, Director, National Reactor Innovation Center, Idaho National Laboratory

Moderator

  • Craig Piercy, CEO, American Nuclear Society

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