Nuclear Symposium 2024: Uplifting Humanity

Nuclear Symposium 2024 will bring together economic development organizations, energy and technology investors, delegations of emerging economies, and international climate-environmental groups to advance conversations on the opportunities and challenges of scaling up this clean energy technology.

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10:00 AM - 10:40 AM
The Nuclear Fuel Cycle

What are the components of the nuclear fuel cycle from mining, enrichment, to fuel manufacture? What happens at the back end after energy generation? How is spent fuel stored safely? What are the pathways to reuse or recycle spent nuclear fuel? How is the supply chain readying itself to cater to the growing demand?

11:00 AM - 11:25 AM
Keynote: Nana Menya Ayensu, The White House

11:30 AM - 12:10 PM
The Socio-Environmental Case for Nuclear

What are the implications of deploying the energy source with the least overall ecological impact? How do communities around nuclear plants view them? What are the possibilities for land conservation along with industrial development?

12:15 PM - 12:55 PM
Energy Abundance

How does abundant energy help developing economies? What are they doing to advance firm clean generation from nuclear power? What are the barriers and opportunities in financing, workforce development, and technology transfer?

1:45 PM - 2:10 PM
Guest Speaker: Julie Kozeracki, U.S. Department of Energy

2:15 PM - 2:55 PM
System Level Challenges of Decarbonization

What are physical, monetary, environmental, and social challenges to decarbonizing economies? What are the enabling conditions to advance clean energy systems? What lessons can the world learn from New York’s climate policies and Georgia’s experience?

3:00 PM - 3:40 PM
Delivery Model and Economics

What are the barriers to nuclear energy deployment? Financial, permitting, and supply chain? What are the pathways to overcome these barriers, and where is progress taking place?

3:45 PM - 4:05 PM
Rap-up with Baba Brinkman

Confirmed Participants (Details on ):

​Jason Albritton, The Nature Conservancy

​Dr. Lindsay Anderson, Cornell University

​Dr. Dinara Ermakova, Anthropocene Institute and Generation Atomic

​Scott Lathrop, yak titʸu titʸu yak tiłhini (ytt) Tribe, California

​Alexander Kaufman, Huffington Post

​Julie Kozeracki, U.S. Department of Energy

​Nana Menya Ayensu, The White House

​Rabbi Yechezkel Moskowitz, Curio Legacy Ventures

​Patrick O'Brien, Holtec International

​Charles Oppenheimer, Oppenheimer Project

​Angelica Oung, Anthropocene Institute and Clean Energy Transition Alliance

​Carl Perez, Exodys Energy

​Ryan Pickering, DOE Consent-Based Siting Consortia Facilitator

Tricia Pridemore, Georgia Public Service Commission

​Edward Rios, EXIM Bank

​Dr. Leonard Rodberg, Professor Emeritus of Queens College NY

​Erich Scherer, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority

​Charlyne Smith, Electric Power Research Institute

Dr. Robert Sogbadji, Ghanaian Ministry of Energy

​Dr. Nick Touran, What Is Nuclear and TerraPower LLC

​Tea Törmänen, WePlanet

Partners:
Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability
Generation Atomic
Mothers for Nuclear
TerraPraxis
UNGA Science Summit 79

Gigawatt Sponsor:
Anthropocene Institute

Megawatt Sponsors:
Constellation
Curio
Holtec International

Kilowatt Sponsor:
Inclusive Abundance Initiative

Host or Publisher Nuclear New York