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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.
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10:00–11:30AM EST
Panel|Sponsored by Advanced Modeling Applications
Session Chair: Erik Mader|Alternate Chair: Robert St. Clair
12:00–2:10PM EST
Session Chair: David Kropaczek|Alternate Chair: Lucas Kyriazidis
Sponsored by Fuel Materials and Chemistry
Session Chair: Richard Williamson|Alternate Chair: David Andersson
Sponsored by Radiation Transport Methods
Session Chair: Tara Pandya|Alternate Chair: Bill Martin
2:40–4:20PM EST
Session Chairs: Mike Doster, Bill Martin, Sherry Bailey
Session Chair: Giovanni Pastore|Alternate Chair: Ryan Sweet
Sponsored by Physics Integration
Session Chair: Ross Bartlett|Alternate Chair: Scott Palmtag
4:50–6:30PM EST
Sponsored by Advanced Modeling Applications
Session Chair: Cenk Guler|Alternate Chair: Brenden Mervin
Session Chair: Kyle Gamble|Alternate Chair: Michael Cooper
Session Chair: Kevin Clarno|Alternate Chair: Tom Downar
Session Chair: David Kropaczek|Alternate Chair: Scott Palmtag
Session Chair: Zeses Karoutas|Alternate Chair: Andrew Godfrey
Sponsored by Thermal Hydraulic Methods
Session Chair: Emilio Baglietto|Alternate Chair: Matteo Bucci
Panel|Sponsored by Verification and Validation Impl
Session Chair: David Luxat|Alternate Chair: William Oberkampf
Session Chair: Fausto Francescini|Alternate Chair: David Kropaczek
Panel|Sponsored by Physics Integration
Session Chair: Rob Lefebvre|Alternate Chair: Brendan Kochunas
Session Chair: Gretar Tryggvason|Alternate Chair: Igor Bolotnov
Session Chair: Andrew Godfrey|Alternate Chair: David Kropaczek
Panel|Sponsored by Radiation Transport Methods
Session Chair: David Pointer|Alternate Chair: Su-Jong Yoon
10:00–11:45AM EST
Panel|Sponsored by Fuel Materials and Chemistry
Session Chair: David Andersson|Alternate Chair: David J. Kropaczek
Session Chair: Bill Martin|Alternate Chair: Tara Pandya
Sponsored by Verification and Validation Impl
Session Chair: Chris Jones|Alternate Chair: Nathan Porter
12:15–2:00PM EST
Session Chair: Jason Hales|Alternate Chair: David Andersson
Session Chair: Ralph Smith|Alternate Chair: David Luxat
2:30–4:15PM EST
Session Chair: David Andersson|Alternate Chair: Brian Wirth
Session Chair: Bob Salko|Alternate Chair: Yunlin Xu
Session Chair: Robert Brewster|Alternate Chair: Jun Soo Yoo
