The Promise and Potential of Micro-Reactors March 2019 Some - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

The Promise and Potential of Micro-Reactors

March 2019

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AGENDA

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• Giulia R. Bisconti,

Senior Advisor, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Nuclear Energy, The NICE Future Initiative, Lead Countries Team Member

• David Blee, President

and Chief Executive Officer, United States Nuclear Industry Council Presenters Question and Answer Session

• R. Shane Johnson, Deputy

Assistant Secretary for Reactor Fleet and Advanced Reactor Deployment, United States Department of Energy

• Hon. Jeff Merrifield,

Partner and Energy Section Leader, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman

• Christina A. Back, Ph.D.,

Vice President, Nuclear Technologies and Materials, General Atomics

• Dr. Shannon Quinn, Vice-

President, Science, Technology & Commercial Oversight, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) Welcome & Introductory Remarks

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Introduction and Overview

Meet the Presenters

Giulia R. Bisconti

• United States Department of Energy

– Senior Advisor, Office of Nuclear Energy The NICE Future Initiative, Lead Countries Team Member

Giulia R. Bisconti

Meet the Presenters

• R. Shane Johnson

David Blee

• United States Nuclear Industry Council (USNIC)

– President and Chief Executive Officer – Appointed to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Nuclear Energy Advisory Committee in 2018. He was appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce to a fourth term on the Civil Nuclear Trade Advisory Committee in 2019.

• R. Shane Johnson
• United States Department of Energy

– Deputy Assistant Secretary for Reactor Fleet and Advanced Reactor Deployment, Office of Nuclear Energy (NE) – Responsible for NE’s light water reactor programs – Responsible for NE’s advanced reactor development activities – including micro-reactors

David Blee

Meet the Presenters

Jeffrey S. Merrifield

• Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman

– Partner and Energy Section Leader – Former presidential appointee to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, who identifies strategic and legal solutions for major energy and environmental issues.

Christina A. Back, Ph.D.

• General Atomics

– Vice President, Nuclear Technologies and Materials

– Internationally recognized expert in both fission and fusion energy research – Over 25 years of experience leading research in private industry and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) laboratories. Jeffrey S. Merrifield Christina Back

Meet the Presenters

• Dr. Shannon Quinn
• Science, Technology and Commercial Oversight,

Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL)

– Vice President – Responsible for overseeing the performance of CNL’s nuclear science and technology (S&T) projects and programs for the Government of Canada, as well as commercial S&T projects and programs for third-party customers. – Provides strategic support to ensure that federal objectives are met with respect to nuclear S&T capabilities, projects and performance.

• Dr. Shannon Quinn

Question and Answers Session

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Shane Johnson, US DOE Christina Back, General Atomics Jeffrey Merrifield, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman David Blee, USNIC Shannon Quinn, AECL

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