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Conference on Nuclear Training and Education: A Biennial International Forum (CONTE 2025)
February 3–6, 2025
Amelia Island, FL|Omni Amelia Island Resort
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A series of firsts delivers new Plant Vogtle units
Southern Nuclear was first when no one wanted to be.
The nuclear subsidiary of the century-old utility Southern Company, based in Atlanta, Ga., joined a pack of nuclear companies in the early 2000s—during what was then dubbed a “nuclear renaissance”—bullish on plans for new large nuclear facilities and adding thousands of new carbon-free megawatts to the grid.
In 2008, Southern Nuclear applied for a combined construction and operating license (COL), positioning the company to receive the first such license from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission in 2012. Also in 2008, Southern became the first U.S. company to sign an engineering, procurement, and construction contract for a Generation III+ reactor. Southern chose Westinghouse’s AP1000 pressurized water reactor, which was certified by the NRC in December 2011.
Fast forward a dozen years—which saw dozens of setbacks and hundreds of successes—and Southern Nuclear and its stakeholders celebrated the completion of Vogtle Units 3 and 4: the first new commercial nuclear power construction project completed in the U.S. in more than 30 years.
June 12–16, 2022
Anaheim, CA|Hilton Anaheim
We would like to invite you to attend the Technology of Fusion Energy (TOFE 2022) meeting now embedded in the ANS Annual Meeting in Anaheim, CA at the Anaheim Hilton from June 12th to the 16th, 2022.
TOFE 2022 features abstracts and papers detailing outstanding research in the field of fusion science and technology
General Chair:
Ales Necas (TAE Technologies Inc)
Technical Program Chair:
Paul Humrickhouse (ORNL)
Publications Chair:
Leigh Winfrey (Penn State Univ.)
Student Program Chair:
Lauren Garrison (ORNL)
TOFE 2022 Schedule at a Glance
TOFE 22 Call for Papers
TOFE 2022 Abstract Template
TOFE 2022 Speaker Presentation Power Point Template
TAE Guest Form
Speaker Instructions
Session Chair Instructions
TOFE 2022 Journal Submission Instructions
Poster Template TOFE 2022
Submit an abstract
Dear TOFE 2022 Authors,
TOFE 2022 has partnered with Fusion Science and Technology (FST) to publish a special issue of papers derived from the conference. You are invited to submit your work for consideration in the issue. If interested, please contact the journal office (fst@ans.org) and/or submit directly into FST’s peer review system before September 15, 2022.
Details:
Submission instructions:
I also welcome any questions to me directly at lwinfrey@sunymaritime.edu. We are looking forward to your submission.
My very best,
Dr. Leigh Winfrey
Fusion Science and Technology Editor-in-Chief
https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/ufst20
