AGENDA
(Subject to Change)
8:30 AM – 8:35 AM CET | Welcoming Remarks
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8:35 AM – 9:00 AM CET | Opening Remarks
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9:00 AM - 9:45 AM CET | Session 1: Nuclear energy’s key role in achieving Net Zero through carbon free base load power to fuel additional sectors in the energy markets. This session will be a discussion on what drives and shapes policy support and allows for the full potential of nuclear energy while working towards the transition to clean energy and achieving energy security. The speakers will discuss forecasts for SMR demand and the importance of next-generation nuclear technology to decarbonization and energy security. There will also be discussion on the UN 24/7 Compact’s focus on hour-by-hour matching of zero-carbon electricity. Moderator: Sydney McNiff Johnson, President, Galena Strategies LLC
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9:45 AM - 10:30 AM CET | Session 2: Transatlantic SMR Design Overview and Progress Review Overview conversation of SMR and advanced reactor designs from the U.S. and EU with information about each design that is expected to be deployed within 10 years. Overview provided by general specialists from each region and companies who have designs discussed can be on hand to answer questions. The session will discuss how public policy, including tax and fiscal policy, can make next-generation nuclear deployments more cost-effective. Additionally, the session will explore how cooperation between industry and policymakers can support new deployments. Moderator: Shannon M. Bragg-Sitton, Ph.D., Director, Integrated Energy & Storage Systems, Idaho National Laboratory
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10:30 AM - 10:45 AM CET | Networking Break |
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM CET | Session 3: EU SMR Pre-Partnership Presentations and Q&A The EU will present its European SMR Pre-Partnership, including the structure, goals and workstreams. Speakers will discuss four of five work streams, including: 1) Market Analysis; 2) Regulatory Cooperation; 3) Supply Chain; and 4) R&D. Moderator: Yves Desbazeille, Director General, Nuclear Europe
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12:00 PM - 12:15 PM CET | Update: The Partnership for Transatlantic Energy and Climate Cooperation and other Multilateral Mechanisms for Nuclear Cooperation
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12:15 PM - 1:30 PM CET | Lunch |
1:30 PM - 2:10 PM CET | Session 4: U.S. SMR Initiative Overview The U.S. will present on the ARDP, SMR PPP and FIRST Initiative to provide an update to the EU on status, offerings, and how U.S. programs can contribute to transatlantic cooperation. Discuss how U.S. has approached early project planning, including feasibility studies, funding and siting. Moderator: Carl B. Kress, Regional Director, Europe, Eurasia, the Middle East & North Africa
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2:10 PM - 3:15 PM CET | Session 5: Workforce Development This session will bring together key institutions on both sides of the Atlantic to discuss the key roles that universities can play in supporting the development of nuclear power programs and projects in Europe, to include ways that collaboration can occur among institutions. Moderator: Paul Murphy, Managing Director, Murphy Energy & Infrastructure Consulting, LLC
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3:15 PM - 3:30 PM CET | Networking Break |
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM CET | Session 6: Case Study: U.S. Industrial Partnerships, X-Energy and DOW This session will be a fireside chat with X-Energy and Dow to discuss their partnership on the application of SMRs to industrial processes. X-energy will collaborate with Dow on the intent to deploy a high-temperature gas reactor to provide not only the electricity that is critical to its operations but also carbon-free, cost-competitive process heat to one of Dow’s U.S. Gulf Coast facilities. Moderator: Paul Murphy, Managing Director, Murphy Energy & Infrastructure Consulting, LLC
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4:00 PM - 4:10 PM CET | Transition to Breakout Sessions |
4:10 PM - 4:50 PM CET | Session 7: Breakout: Small Group Discussions Moderated discussions on what countries need from the United States and the European Union, including in Eurasia. Room 1: Discussion to review and identify opportunities for new SMR markets outside of Europe for potential transatlantic cooperation. Moderator: Carol Berrigan, Executive Director of Federal Programs and Supplier Relations, Nuclear Energy Institute Room 2: Discussion of financing issues, opportunities and requirements for SMR projects Moderator: Berta Picamal, Legal and International Relations Director, Nuclear Europe |
4:50 PM - 5:30 PM CET | Session 8: De-Risk Project risk is of critical importance to many potential participants. Governments, lenders, developers, vendors, and operators have a mutual interest in risk identification and mitigation throughout the project life cycle. This panel will focus on methods of de-risking projects in their earliest stages of development with this group of experienced nuclear companies focusing on new SMR deployment. Moderator: Elena Popescu, Director General, Directorate General Energy Policies and Green Deal, Ministry of Energy, Romania
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5:30 PM - 6:00 PM CET | Session 9: Recap: Breakout Session Takeaways Moderators from both Breakout Sessions present the results of small group conversations and have a discussion. Moderator Room 1: Carol Berrigan, Executive Director of Federal Programs and Supplier Relations, Nuclear Energy Institute Moderator Room 2: Berta Picamal, Nuclear Europe |
6:00 PM CET | Closing |
6:15 PM - 7:30 PM CET | Reception |
8:30 AM – 8:45 AM CET | Opening Remarks
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8:45 AM - 9:45 AM CET | Session 1: Czech Republic SMR panel This session will explore ongoing and planned activities of the CEZ Group in the preparation of the future development of SMRs in the Czech Republic, examining motivating factors, SMR technology consideration, project structuring and financing, economic/industrial impact and regional cooperation. Moderator: Mike Kirst, Managing Director of EuroAtlantic Partners
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9:45 AM - 10:15 AM CET | Session 2: Transatlantic SMR Partnerships This session will highlight how the U.S. and Europe are working together to advance the development and deployment of SMRs in Europe. The panelists will discuss the specific partnership they have established in their respective jurisdictions and provide their approach and challenges that were overcome to reach an agreement on their collaborative projects to meet corporate and national decarbonization goals. Moderator: Sydney McNiff Johnson, President, Galena Strategies LLC
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10:15 AM - 10:30 AM CET | Networking Break |
10:30 AM - 1:00 PM CET | Networking Break and One-on-Ones |
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CET | Networking Lunch |
2:00 PM - 2:15 PM CET | Regulatory Keynote
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2:15 PM - 3:00 PM CET | Session 3: U.S. and European Cooperative SMR Regulatory Initiatives First, explore North American regulatory cooperation between the NRC and CNSC and the EU cooperation between ASN, STUK and SUJB. Discuss IAEA initiatives and best practices and explore how regulatory cooperation can grow based on best practices and lessons learned. Moderator: Donald Hoffman, President and CEO, Excel Services Corporation
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3:00 PM - 3:30 PM CET | Session 4: Takeaways from the SMR Workshop Series Discussion on the issues the workshops addressed, what is this leading to, what's next, and where is the plan? Moderator: Carl B. Kress, Regional Director, Europe, Eurasia, the Middle East & North Africa
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3:30 PM - 3:45 PM CET | Closing Remarks
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