AgendaThis year over 400 hours of research was spent sculpting a bullet proof agenda which is guarenteed to give you the tools and business critical knowledge you need to overcome key challenges and obstacles in the SMR industry. For exclusive discounts and full conference details download the conference brochure here.
Section 1: Licensing SMRs for Commercial Deployment in the USA SMR licencing update - Access the latest updates from the NRC and discover how to best navigate the emerging regulatory framework for SMR development
- Examine the current annual fees and planned amendments the NRC are developing in order to accelerate the development of SMR’s across the USA
- Understand the industry’s role to highlight regulatory barriers such as the Price-Anderson act and develop solutions with the NRC and push SMR deployment forward
Mike Mayfield – Director of Advanced Reactors, US NRC Licensing multiple units - Identify and mitigate the knowledge gaps that occur when licencing SMR fleets to avoid costly pitfalls
- See the planned amendments to the legislative framework regarding the installation of additional units over time and analyse the economic and operational impact for owners
- Build a best practice plan to approach SMR fleet licensing to drive forward commercial nuclear development in the USA
Section 2: Market Analysis and Demand Nationwide SMR Power Generation - Discover why electricity cooperatives are anticipating commercial SMR deployment for power generation and understand the needs and requirements of NRECA members
- Detail the fleet of aging coal facilities owned by national cooperative members and detail how the implementation of CO2 taxes would impacts power generation for rural markets
- See why SMRs offer a good option for aging coal facilities and can generate cost efficient clean power by utilising exiting transmission lines, substations and supporting facilities
John Holt – Senior Manager for Generation and Fuel, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association SMR's Niche - Coal Under Attack - Detail how SMRs can add boost generation efficiency economically with comparable aging generation facilities including coal, gas and fossil
- Compare the economics and ROI of replacing these aging facilities with SMRs in relation to raising operational costs and EPA regulations
- Analyse the opportunity for fleet wide SMR deployment across aging coal facilities and why this niche may be key for full SMR commercialization in the USA
Steve Byrne – Executive VP of Power Generation, SCANA Utility Perspective Panel Session - Hear directly from US nuclear utilities as they examine the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of deploying SMRs as part of the energy mix
- Understand the drivers for US utilities to opt for SMRs and detail the requirements commercial utilities need to move forward with commercial SMR programs
- Identify the challenges utilities perceive with commercial SMR programs and build a strategy to deploy cost efficient commercial SMR programs
Kent Miller – CFO, Unistar
Steve Byrne – Executive VP of Power Generation, SCANA Non-traditional Market Applications for SMRs - PANEL - Examine power requirements of industrial and other sectors that require SMRs to continue efficient business operations
- Detail case studies from the Department of Defence, mining industries, oil sands projects, steel mills and other sectors which are considering SMRs as a power solution
- Take-away business critical intelligence that will build your SMR strategy by understanding the key needs and demands of the non-power industry
John Holt – Senior Manager for Generation and Fuel, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
Paul Farrell – President and CEO, Radix Power and Energy International Markets, new market penetration and competition - PANEL - Get details from the world energy demand and access other nations plans for SMR development
- Hear from international utilities that are looking to install SMR’s and understand the technological and business requirements to install new technologies in established international power markets
- Examine other nation’s SMR programs and forecast delivery times and competition between reactor vendors
Li Jinying – General Manager, China Resources
Jorn-Erik Mantz – Director of New Build, RWE and Horizon Nuclear Power Section 3: Technology Development and Application LWR SMR Technologies - Analyse the current licencing updates for LWR SMR technologies and detail the regulatory pros and cons of this technology
- Receive exclusive technology and design updates from LWR vendors including NuScale, KAERI, MPower and Westinghouse
- Discuss the delivery timelines of the current LWR technologies and access a full SWOT analysis of each design
Paul Lorenzini – CEO, NuScale Power
Dr. Hark Rho Kim – Vice President, KAERI Non-LWR and Advanced Reactor Technologies - See the current licensing approaches and strategies for non-LWR technologies and forecasts of potential market availability
- Examine the design and planning for non-LWR technologies to best understand the applications these reactors are best suited to
- Identify and mitigate the risks in the development of non-LWR SMRs to best align the right technology to your specific energy demand
Section 4: Economics of Project Development and Completion Project deployment and development costs for SMRs - Understand how SMR commercialization can only be achieved by developing a solid business case that details risk, ROI and comparable benefits against alternative energy solutions
- Detail the cost variables for first-of-a-kind engineering and understand why SMRs offer a very compelling comparative investment opportunity for power generation
- Develop a financial plan by accounting for front end investment, design, construction and full lifecycle expenses to produce an accurate cost estimation
Han Kwon Choi – Director of Advanced Reactor Projects, URS Localisation, manufacturing and US industry support to offer competitive SMR programs - Examine the cross-industry manufacturing, forging and engineering capabilities and see how this experience can be utilised to aid the SMR supply chain
- Understand why the shipbuilding, defence and aerospace engineering expertise provide an industrial foundation that will make US SMR programs competitive on an international scale
- Detail where the technology and knowledge gaps occur and which industry expertise can help the SMR industry to progress rapidly
Cost efficient Supply Chain Case Study - See why the integration of design and manufacturing and upfront investment generates viable technology development for first-of-a-kind projects
- Discover why copying an efficient manufacturing factory model from the defence sector can ensure commercial success by driving down cost and overruns in the supply chain
- Analyse the similarities and differences between submarine reactor manufacturing and to commercial reactor development and take away key lessons to develop an efficient SMR supply chain
Jim Moody - Commercial Director, General Dynamics Electric Boat Section 5: Government Policy to Support SMR Development DOE and Government action and support - Examine the DOE’s research into SMR market demand against cost in order to see how the DOE plans to stimulate future growth in this sector
- Understand where new reactor technologies fit into the DOE’s strategy for supporting design and licensing
- Hear the latest updates from the DOEs SMR development program and how central government are looking to aid new projects across the USA
Industry response and policy reform - Discover how the industry is pushing forward a regulatory framework that ensures appropriate safety, security, emergency management and financial requirements for SMR deployment.
- Understand the importance of efficient public-private partnerships that will support SMR design certification, licensing and accelerate the time for new reactors to reach the market
- Learn why it is vital for the U.S. to establish an integrated nuclear trade agenda in order to capture its share of the emerging global SMR market
Paul Genoa – Senior Director of Policy, Nuclear Energy Institute Congressional policy development to accelerate SMR development across the USA - Highlight the importance of national Government influence and how senior level political support is vital to develop internationally competitive SMR projects
- Understand the political and technical challenges on new nuclear technologies in the US to better understand how to approach SMR
- Work with the guidance of political decision makers to drive forward police and support that accelerates SMR programs across the nation
Moderated by Stephen Benjamin – Mayor of the City of Columbia, South Carolina Section 6: Key Case Studies and Lessons Learned Challenges faced during commercial operation of small power plants - See how SMRs have been effectively commissioned, licenced, and operated in the US and what factors caused problems with this once successful commercial technology
- Examine why current licencing structures have caused small commercial reactors to prematurely retire and learn how you can effectively tackle this issue in new SMR projects
- Take away key lessons learned from the commercial operations of small reactors in order to build an efficient licensing and operation strategy for new SMRs
John Parkyn - CEO, Dairyland Power Cooperative Challenges and obstacles faced with the deployment of SMR reactors - Learn how economic fuel prices demand, critical infrastructure and pressure on local and government bodies has influenced unique legislation and licensing applications for SMRs
- Understand how public acceptance and active support directly drove forward SMR deployment in rural municipalities
- Build a commercial SMR deployment strategy that mitigates licencing and regulatory risk by taking away key lessons learned from this case study
Marvin Yoder - City Manager Galena Alaska and Partner MY:T Solutions TVA Clinch River Case Study - Understand why SMRs are considered an important element of the energy mix for TVA and why the decision was made to pursue with small modular reactors at the Clinch River Site
- Understand TVA’s view of the profitability and liability for SMR’s in comparison to traditional nuclear reactor construction
- Get an up-to-date case study of the current project, as well as a forward schedule and key timelines
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