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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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Panel|Session Chair: Erik Mader
Tuesday, November 17, 2020|10:00–11:30AM EST
Panel|Session Chair: David Kropaczek
Tuesday, November 17, 2020|12:00–2:10PM EST
Panel|Session Chairs: Mike Doster, Bill Martin, Sherry Bailey
Tuesday, November 17, 2020|2:40–4:20PM EST
Session Chair: Cenk Guler
Tuesday, November 17, 2020|4:50–6:30PM EST
Wednesday, November 18, 2020|10:00–11:30AM EST
Session Chair: Zeses Karoutas
Wednesday, November 18, 2020|12:00–2:10PM EST
Session Chair: Fausto Francescini
Wednesday, November 18, 2020|2:40–4:20PM EST
Session Chair: Andrew Godfrey
Wednesday, November 18, 2020|4:50–6:30PM EST
Session Chair: Richard Williamson
Session Chair: Giovanni Pastore
Session Chair: Kyle Gamble
Panel|Session Chair: David Andersson
Thursday, November 19, 2020|10:00–11:45AM EST
Session Chair: Jason Hales
Thursday, November 19, 2020|12:15–2:00PM EST
Session Chair: David Andersson
Thursday, November 19, 2020|2:30–4:15PM EST
Session Chair: Ross Bartlett
Session Chair: Kevin Clarno
Panel|Session Chair: Rob Lefebvre
Session Chair: Bob Salko
Session Chair: Tara Pandya
Panel|Session Chair: Tara Pandya
Session Chair: Bill Martin
Session Chair: Emilio Baglietto
Session Chair: Gretar Tryggvason
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Session Chair: Robert Brewster
Panel|Session Chair: David Luxat
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