ECA FORUM PRESENTATIONS
WHY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND COMMUNITIES SUPPORT NEW NUCLEAR DEVELOPMENT.
Want to Restore American Nuclear Leadership? Look to Local Communities
A Community Handbook on Nuclear Energy: Understanding Nuclear Energy and Alternatives for the Future
Advanced Nuclear Reactor Technology: A Primer (Nuclear Innovation Alliance)
ECA PUBLICATIONS AND HELPFUL RESOURCES
Dr. Patrick White, Project Manager, Nuclear Innovation Alliance
Moderator: John Kotek, Senior Vice President of Policy Development and Public Affairs, Nuclear Energy Institute
Speakers: Mayor Rebecca Casper, Idaho Falls, ID; John Revier, Director of State and Regional Government Affairs, Idaho National Laboratory; Dr. Shawn Hughes, CFPP Project Director, Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems; Chris Colbert, Chief Financial Officer, NuScale Power; Mark McClure, Vice President Sales, Fluor Corporation
Jason Andrus, Nuclear Safety Engineering Manager, Idaho National Laboratory
Moderator: John Kotek, Senior Vice President of Policy Development and Public Affairs, Nuclear Energy Institute
Speakers: Mayor Bill Thek, Kemmerer, WY; Brian Muir, City Administrator, Kemmerer, WY; Sharon Fain, Vice President, Rocky Mountain Power Wyoming; Rita Meyer, Executive Outreach, TerraPower
Moderator: Christy Rasmussen, President, Port of Benton Commission
Speakers: Diahann Howard, Executive Director, Port of Benton, WA; David Reeploeg, Vice President of Federal Programs, Tri-City Development Council; Darren Gale, Vice President, Commercial Operations and ARDP Program Manager, X-energy; Dave McCormack, Executive Director, Clean Energy Supplier Alliance; Karl Dye, President/CEO, Tri-City Development Council; Jerome Delvin, Commissioner, Benton County, WA; Jon Amundson, City Manager, Richland, WA; AJ Fouts, Government Affairs Director, UA Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 598
Dr. Meritxell Martell, Executive Director, Group of European Municipalities with Nuclear Facilities
Christine Csizmadia, Senior Director, State Government Affairs and Advocacy, Nuclear Energy Institute
Moderator: Wendolyn Holland, Principal, Holland Consulting
Speakers: Rick McLeod, CEO/President, SRS Community Reuse Organization; Philo Shelton, Utilities Manager, Department of Public Utilities, Los Alamos County, NM; Richard Arnold, Spokesperson, Consolidated Group of Tribes and Organizations; Kenya Stump, Executive Director, Office of Energy Policy, Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet
Moderator: Christine King, Director, Gateway for Accelerated Innovation in Nuclear
Speakers: Chuck Hope, Councilmember, Oak Ridge, TN (Presentation); Peter Hastings, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs & Quality, Kairos Power LLC (Presentation); Audrey Ennis, Process Engineer, Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation (Presentation); Jeremy Busby, Director, Nuclear Energy and Fuel Cycle Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (Presentation | Q&A)
CASE STUDY: Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Moderator: Kristen Ellis, Acting Director for Regulatory Intergovernmental and Stakeholder Engagement, Office of Environmental Management, US Department of Energy
Speakers: Kevin Shoemaker, Project Director and Legal Counsel, Southern Ohio Diversification Initiative; Mark Denton, Project Manager and Infrastructure/Demolition & Decommissioning SME, Orano Federal Services LLC; Ryan Henderson, Characterization and Licensing SME, Southern Nuclear Development; Jennifer Chandler, Administrator, Village of Piketon, OH
Katie Lynch, Associate, Nuclear Matters