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Thursday, November 7, 2019

ANS Winter Meeting & Expo


2019 ANS Winter Meeting and Nuclear Technology Expo
November 17-21, 2019 | Marriott Wardman Park | Washington, DC
Update: President's Session's SMR Vendor Roundtable Speakers Named
U.S. Senator James Risch to deliver keynote address
Be sure to attend the 2019 ANS Winter Meeting and Nuclear Technology Expo and hear from leading Small Modular Reactor (SMR) vendors during the President's Special Session.

Haven't registered yet? There's still time. Register online by November 16 and save $50. ANS members save an additional $200. (Not a member? Join today.) Rooms are still available at the Marriott Wardman Park. Book online or by phone at 877-212-5752 and mention the "American Nuclear Society."
7th SMR Vendor Roundtable: SMR Deployment and Export from the U.S., Canada, and the U.K.
Tuesday, November 19 | 8:00 am – Noon

The President's Special Session will host the next session of the SMR Vendor Roundtable created by Canadian National Laboratories. Previous Roundtables assembled exchanges from more than 30 reactor vendors that included policymakers, regulators, customers, and national laboratories from around the world.

Prior to the Roundtable, U.S. Senator James Risch of Idaho and Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will deliver the keynote address on the current role of nuclear power, the future of the nuclear industry, and the role of the Idaho National Lab in keeping the nuclear industry competitive.
7th SMR Vendor Roundtable: SMR Deployment and Export from the U.S., Canada, and the U.K.
The Roundtable will feature discussions with representatives from the following 12 SMR vendors:
  • Advanced Reactor Concepts – Donald Wolf
  • GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy – Jon Ball
  • Holtec International SMR – Thomas Marcille
  • Kairos Power – Mark Peres
  • Moltex Energy – Rory O'Sullivan
  • NuScale Power – John Hopkins
  • Oklo – Jake Dewitte
  • TerraPower – Tara Neider
  • U-Battery – Kirk Schnoebelen
  • Ultrasafe Nuclear Corporation – Francesco Venneri
  • Westinghouse Electric Company – Kenneth Canavan
  • X-Energy – Jeff Harper
The Roundtable will cover topics in these four areas:
  • Government and Labs Enabling Deployment in the U.S., Canada, and the U.K.
  • Increasing Regulatory Effectiveness for SMRs in the U.S., Canada, and the U.K.
  • Supply Chain Support of Efforts to Enable Deployment and Export
  • Customers Supporting Deployment and Exports in the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. and Beyond
 
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