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Thursday, September 19, 2013

From Concept to Reality: Small Modular Reactors


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Date: Wednesday 30 October 2013 - Friday 01 November 2013
Location: Idaho Falls, Idaho
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Small modular reactors (SMRs) are making headlines. The energy industry is starting to shift its historic preference for large, stick-built, one-of-a kind reactors to smaller reactors, made of standardized parts manufactured in factories and fabricated into modules for on-site assembly. The incremental capacity option offered by SMRs has caught the attention of commercial utilities and government regulators in the U.S. and around the world.
According to a research brief from Navigant Research, worldwide SMR capacity could grow to as much as 4.6 GW by 2030.
U.S. nuclear plant vendors are in a race to license their SMRs and deploy domestically, then export this new technology to a global market. This industry forum will profile the major American vendors and their business strategies for market success. National experts and opinion leaders will share views and opinions about the financial, political, and policy factors that must be in place for a U.S. SMR vendor to get to market.
From overcoming the hurdles of NRC licensing and public acceptance, to developing a commercial deployment strategy that can be leveraged to create jobs and a new nuclear industry sector for American suppliers, From Concept to Reality: Small Modular Reactors will offer the latest in thinking from insiders working to make this technology innovation a viable energy and economic engine for U.S. and global markets.

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Topics to be addressed include:
  • Developing a full-scale SMR strategy that supports the commercial deployment of advanced reactor programs domestically and internationally
  • Examining the market drivers and overcoming the barriers for SMRs
  • Competing in a market increasingly dominated by cheap natural gas
  • Providing sustainable energy generation that meets clean energy objectives, promotes long-term availability of systems and utilizes fuel more effectively
  • The Business of SMRs: Examining the economic feasibility of SMRs
  • Minimizing nuclear waste and reduce long term stewardship burden
  • Excelling in safety and reliability
  • The economic and technological drivers behind SMR deployments
  • The factors that must be in place for SMRs to achieve optimal level of deployment and to overcome the barriers to achieve these levels
  • Update on domestic and foreign SMR technologies
  • The path to gain approval and licensing from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission: Navigating new and forming regulations
  • Building the business case for SMRs and understand the potential market applications
  • Managing the Technical, Cost, and Regulatory Challenges to operating systems actually producing marketable electricity and process heat
  • The strategic Role of the Nuclear Industry and Small Modular Reactors
  • Assessing the Potential of Advanced Reactors and SMRs
  • Capitalizing on International market opportunities
  • Creating the Nuclear Industry of the Future

Who Will Attend

The conference is researched, designed and ideally suited for:
  • Utilities and power generation companies
  • End users (utilities, petrochemical facilities, hydrogen consumers, fossil extraction industries, etc.)
  • Nuclear power support groups
  • National laboratories
  • Government agencies and policymakers
  • Nuclear technology and small reactor vendors
  • Industry supply chain and manufacturing firms
  • Nuclear related organizations—EPRI, INPO, ANS
  • Practitioners and researchers in design; risk assessment; licensing; manufacturing; material and equipment supply; construction; operations and maintenance; supply chain management; plant economics and financing.
  • Nuclear Energy University Program participants
  • Federal agencies’ representatives
  • Investor community
  • Industry stakeholders
How You Will Benefit:
  • Learn about SMR technologies being developed to produce safe and economical sources of clean energy
  • Identify the solutions necessary to manage the implementation of SMR technologies
  • Discover uses of SMRs beyond power generation, including industrial and process heat applications
  • Network, interact and exchange ideas with companies who are developing SMRs that are most likely to succeed, especially in the near term
  • Build the vital new partnerships required to move commercial small and advanced reactor programs forward

For Sponsorship Opportunities

Contact Adam Bailey
Phone: 909-771-8320
Fax: 312-780-0600
Email: abailey@acius.net

For Marketing Opportunities

Contact Liza Scalf
Phone: 414-221-1700 Ext. 120
Fax: 414-221-1900
Email: lscalf@acius.net

Register Today!

Contact Steve Eck
Phone: 312-780-0700 Ext. 163
Fax: 312-780-0600
Email: seck@acius.net

http://www.wplgroup.com/aci/conferences/us-smr1-small-modular-reactors.asp

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