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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.
July 21–25, 2024
The Public-Private Pivot to Fusion Energy
Madison, WI|The Madison Concourse Hotel and Governor's Club
Authors are invited to submit their TOFE work for a special issue of the ANS journal Fusion Science and Technology. Click the + for more information.
TOFE 2024 call for journal papers
TOFE 2024 has partnered with the ANS journal Fusion Science and Technology (FST) to publish a special issue of papers derived from the conference.
**Deadline extended! Submit by November 15, 2024.
Details:
Click here to submit. Please select “TOFE 2024” from the list of special issues.
Questions? Email fst@ans.org.
Thank you again for attending TOFE 2024, and I hope you participate in this special issue opportunity!
Dr. Arkady SerikovTOFE Publications ChairAssociate Editor, Fusion Science and Technology
MONDAY, JULY 228:00–9:30AMOpening Plenary: US Public Programs –Vision and Status
Ross Radel, PhD, PESHINE Technologies
Carlos Paz-SoldanColumbia University
Kevin FreudenbergUS ITER
John EcholsU.S. Department of Energy
TUESDAY, JULY 23 | 8:00–9:30AMTuesday Plenary: International Fusion Program –Recent Developments
Wednesday, July 24 | 3:45–5:30PMClosing Plenary: Private Fusion Companies –Founders’ Perspectives
Dr. Rosaria VillariENEA Nuclear Department (Frascati, ITALY)
Gianfranco FedericiEUROfusion Consortium
Kunihiro OgawaNational Institute for Fusion Science (Japan)
Dr. Chris HegnaType OneEnergy Stellarator
Kieran FurlongRealta Fusion
Greg PieferSHINE Technologies
Recent advances in the physics basis for fusion energy, combined with the emergence of new enabling technologies, have increased the imperative for the development of technology to deliver the promise of fusion energy. TOFE 2024 invites scientists, engineers, and fusion industry leaders from around the world to discuss how their scientific research and technology development are enabling this pivot. A mix of invited and contributed talks will cover topics such as fusion pilot plant studies, system and component design, enabling technologies, and industry facility needs. Tours of various fusion energy related facilities will be available. Madison, Wisconsin is one of the country’s breeding grounds for the pursuit of commercial fusion energy, and its four lakes will provide a scenic summer venue.
