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Utility Working Conference and Vendor Technology Expo (UWC 2024)
August 4–7, 2024
Marco Island, FL|JW Marriott Marco Island
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NRC engineers share their expertise at the University of Puerto Rico
Robert Roche-Rivera and Marcos Rolón-Acevedo are licensed professional engineers who work at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. They are also alumni of the University of Puerto Rico–Mayagüez (UPRM) and have been sharing their knowledge and experience with students at their alma mater since last year, serving as adjunct professors in the university’s Department of Mechanical Engineering. During the 2023–2024 school year, they each taught two courses: Fundamentals of Nuclear Science and Engineering, and Nuclear Power Plant Engineering.
Plenary Session|Panel
Monday, June 12, 2023|8:00–11:00AM EDT|Marriott 5/6
General Chair
Mark PetersExecutive Vice President for National Laboratory Management & Operations, Battelle
Yes, we have seen historic U.S. investments in nuclear technology in the last two years. Nuclear optimism is at a generational high. However, tough challenges remain: a laborious licensing process, a domestic enrichment gap, lack of progress on nuclear waste policy, a steep scale-up of our workforce and supply chains, demonstrating first of a kind fission and fusion technologies, just to name a few. It’s become increasingly clear that the world will not be able to solve its most fundamental climate and energy challenges without the power of nuclear technology, As such, we cannot afford to merely kick these challenges down the road. We must face them head on. If nuclear fails, the planet fails. That is not an option.
Keynote Speaker
Mitch DanielsIndiana Governor, 2004-2012Purdue University, President, 2013-2022
Speakers
Grace StankeMiss America 2023, Nuclear Engineering Student, Zero-Carbon Advocate
Dr. Michael GoffPrincipal Deputy Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy
Maria KorsnickPresident and Chief Executive Officer, Nuclear Energy Institute
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