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Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Shellenberger, Freed and Rayment attend ICAPP

Nuclear energy industry leaders from the U.S., Europe and Asia will convene April 17-20 at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco for the International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants (ICAPP) in San Francisco to discuss the future of the quickly-changing industry during, “Nuclear Innovation: Inventing the Future for Existing and New Nuclear Power” (media kit attached).

Michael Shellenberger, President, Breakthrough Institute (Oakland) will present duringThe Need for Innovation in Nuclear Energy Technology” session on how to reverse the decline of nuclear energy by preventing nuclear plants from closing prematurely, extending their licenses, and increasing the pace of new plant construction by building a new, pro-technology environmental movement.
Available for in-person and phone interviews April 18-20.

Fiona Rayment, Director, Fuel Cycle Solutions, National Nuclear Laboratory, UK and Chair of the NEA NI2050 Advisory Panel will provide the UK perspective on nuclear energy R&D during the plenary on worldwide innovation, as well as the NI2050 process, timeline and a road map of priorities.
Available for in-person and phone interviews all day April 18.

Josh Freed, Vice President of the Clean Energy Program, Third Way will talk at “Innovations in new Reactor Technologies on how U.S. policy has addressed climate change, advanced nuclear reactor opportunities and how Third Way is helping make changes to the nuclear horizon.
Available for in-person and phone interviews April 18-20.

A full listing of the plenaries and technical sessions are listed in the meeting program (attached).

Please contact me to arrange any interviews.

Tracy Marc
Communications Manager
The American Nuclear Society
c- 630-710-8216

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