Educational Sessions

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Monday, August 8, 2022

10:30AM–12:00PM EDT

INPO IER 21-4 and Supply Chain State of The Union

Panel|Banyan 1|Supply Chain Challenges & Opportunities

Key Areas for Cost Reduction Opportunities, Analysis & Discussion

Panel|Calusa 10|Cost Reduction Opportunities

Leveraging New Reactor Innovations for Operating Reactors

Panel|Banyan 3|Innovation Roles for Nuclear

Session Chair: Mark Campagna

Learning Methods

Panel|Calusa 8-9|Workforce Development/Challenges

State of the Industry in Plant Reliability

Panel|Banyan 2|Plant Reliability

Session Chair: Bill Eckes

Leadership Thoughts and Perspectives/HR Trends

Panel|Calusa 11-12|Nuclear HR and Working Group Community Practices

1:30–3:00PM EDT

INPO IER 21-4 and Parts Quality

Panel|Banyan 1|Supply Chain Challenges & Opportunities

Reducing O&M Costs Through Technology and Business Transformation

Panel|Calusa 10|Cost Reduction Opportunities

Isotope Production (Cobalt and others) Production

Panel|Banyan 3|Innovation Roles for Nuclear

Session Organizer: Ken Lowery

Transformative Change for Developing Engineers

Panel|Calusa 8-9|Workforce Development/Challenges

Effective Implementation of IER 21-04

Panel|Banyan 2|Plant Reliability

Session Chair: Bill Eckes

Worker of the Future Panel /State of Energy Industry Talent and Challenges

Panel|Calusa 11-12|Nuclear HR and Working Group Community Practices

Session Chair: Lori Brady

3:30–5:00PM EDT

The Unintended Consequences of Cost Savings Initiatives

Panel|Banyan 1|Supply Chain Challenges & Opportunities

Discussion Panel on Cost Reduction Opportunities Adapted from Wider-Adjacent Nuclear Industry

Panel|Calusa 10|Cost Reduction Opportunities

Utilities and Bitcoin Mining

Panel|Banyan 3|Innovation Roles for Nuclear

Session Chair: Jason Remer

Applying Modernization of Training & Qualification

Panel|Calusa 8-9|Workforce Development/Challenges

Session Chair: Frank Nelms

Processes for Ensuring Equipment Reliability

Panel|Banyan 2|Plant Reliability

Session Chair: Emmett Wilmes

Workforce Planning/Roundtable Discussion

Panel|Calusa 11-12|Nuclear HR and Working Group Community Practices

Session Chair: James Hettel

Tuesday, August 9, 2022

10:30AM–12:00PM EDT

Inventory Management - Everybody Needs It; Nobody (Really) Wants to Own It

Panel|Banyan 1|Supply Chain Challenges & Opportunities

Successes in Cost Reduction

Panel|Calusa 10|Cost Reduction Opportunities

80 & 100 Year Plant License Renewal

Panel|Banyan 3|Innovation Roles for Nuclear

Session Chair: Michael Frankle

Modernization - Break Out Sessions

Panel|Calusa 8-9|Workforce Development/Challenges

Long-term Reliability through Capital Investment

Panel|Banyan 2|Plant Reliability

Session Chair: Tim Schlimpert

Leadership and Talent Development/Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Panel|Calusa 11-12|Nuclear HR and Working Group Community Practices

Session Chairs: James Hettel, Marty Ingels

1:30–3:00PM EDT

Ensuring Supply Chain Reliability During Pandemics, War, Market Changes, and other Events

Panel|Banyan 1|Supply Chain Challenges & Opportunities

The Story of Outage Cost Reduction

Panel|Calusa 10|Cost Reduction Opportunities

Hydrogen Production

Panel|Banyan 3|Innovation Roles for Nuclear

Session Chair: Bill Rosko

Regulatory Changes - Operator Training Pipeline Streamlining

Panel|Calusa 8-9|Workforce Development/Challenges

Reliability Centered Maintenance, Where we are and Where we are Headed

Panel|Banyan 2|Plant Reliability

Session Chair: Jason Lanier

Legal Updates/Utility Best Practices

Panel|Calusa 11-12|Nuclear HR and Working Group Community Practices

Session Chairs: LeAnn Soderquist, James Hettel

3:30–5:00PM EDT

Improving Utility / Supplier Engagement (Is There a Better Way?)

Panel|Banyan 1|Supply Chain Challenges & Opportunities

Successes in Reducing Nuclear Utility Costs Through Outsourcing

Panel|Calusa 10|Cost Reduction Opportunities

Innovative Roles for Nuclear Roll-up Panel Discussion

Panel|Banyan 3|Innovation Roles for Nuclear

Session Chair: Ken Lowery

Developing Leaders

Panel|Calusa 8-9|Workforce Development/Challenges

Utilizing Monitoring and Diagnostics Centers to Improve Equipment Reliability

Panel|Banyan 2|Plant Reliability

Session Chair: Ray Herb

Nuclear Pay & Benefits / Roundtable Discussion

Panel|Calusa 11-12|Nuclear HR and Working Group Community Practices

Wednesday, August 10, 2022

10:30AM–12:00PM EDT

Wrap up Session

Panel|Banyan 1|Supply Chain Challenges & Opportunities

Wrap up Session

Panel|Calusa 10|Cost Reduction Opportunities

Wrap up Session

Panel|Banyan 3|Innovation Roles for Nuclear

Session Chair: Ken Lowery

Wrap up Session

Panel|Calusa 8-9|Workforce Development/Challenges

Wrap up Session

Panel|Banyan 2|Plant Reliability

Labor Relations / Today's Workforce; Post Pandemic Update

Panel|Calusa 11-12|Nuclear HR and Working Group Community Practices

Session Chair: LeAnn Soderquist