| Wednesday, October 1 | Thursday, October 2 | Friday, October 3 |
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10:00 am-5:30 pm Pre-Conference Tour of Cooper Nuclear Station/ Nuclear 101
NPPD CNS Staff/Katie Austgen-Nuclear Energy Institute
*Pre-registration required*
| 7:00 am Registration | 8:00 am Registration |
3:00 pm-5:00 pm Pre-Conference Nuclear 101—No Tour Option
Katie Austgen-Nuclear Energy Institute
*Pre-registration required*
| 8:00 am Welcome/Overview | 8:15 am Panel Discussion – Workforce Development/ Educational opportunities
Moderator: Miah Hoppens, Chemical Engineer
Phee Friend, Director of workforce Development, Day and Zimmermann
Southeast Community College– David Madcharo, Program Director Energy Generation Operations, Southeast Community College
University of Nebraska Workforce Development/Nuclear Certificate program
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| 4:15 pm — 7:00 pm General Registration Open | 8:15 am Opening Keynote
Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen | 9:15 am Federal Perspective on Advance Nuclear Development
U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts – Subject to Congressional Schedule
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| 7:00 pm– 9:00 pm Opening Networking Reception—All participants | 9:00 am State of the Industry
Nuclear Energy Institute | 10:00 am Break |
| 10:00 am Break—30-minute Break
Vendor/Sponsor/Speaker Engagement | 10:15 am CEO Panel : The future of Nuclear
Moderator: Dan Whisler, Manager Radiation Technology & Chemistry, Omaha Public Power District
Javier Fernandez—CEO Omaha Public Power District
Tom Kent—CEO Nebraska Public Power District
Greg Cullen—VP Energy Services and Development Energy Northwest
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| 10:30 am Panel: Status of Advanced Nuclear Technologies Overview Part I
Moderator: Bruce Letellier, Nuclear Services Division Manager—Serco NA
Natura Resources
TerraPower
| 11:15 am Used Fuel / Storage Update
Moderator: Ben Pearson, Regulator Assurance and Emergency Planning Manager, Omaha Public Power District
Jean-Luc Palayer, CEO Orano USA
Edward McGinnis, CEO Curio
Tim Uehling, Senior Director Nuclear Decommissioning , Omaha Public Power District
Paul Murray, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Spent Fuel and High-Level Waste Disposition, DOE
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| 12:00 pm Working Luncheon included in registration | 12:15 pm Boxed Lunch with Speaker—all participants
TBA
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| 1:15 pm Panel: Status of Advanced Nuclear Technologies Overview Part II
Moderator: Dan Buman, Special Assistant to Cooper Nuclear Station V.P.
General Electric
Westinghouse
| 1:00 pm Panel—Small Modular Reactor Siting Study Update
Moderator: John Pflug, ANC Planning Committee Member
Nebraska Public Power District: Roman Estada, Generation Research Sr. Program Manager, NPPD
1898 Representative: Chad Swope, Director, Generation Asset Advisory
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| 2:45 pm 30-minute Break
Vendor/Sponsor/Speaker Engagement | 2:00 pm Wrap-up, Announcements
End of Conference Drawing
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| 3:15 pm Panel Discussion—Community Perspectives
Moderator: Scott Eidem, P.E., Director of Engineering Services Omaha Public Power District (OPPD)
Ft. Calhoun, NE—Deb Sutherland, Community Coordinator
Auburn, NE—Crystal Dunekacke , City Administrator
Kemmerer, WY—Rita Meyer, CEO Wyoming Energy Futures
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| 4:15 pm Panel Discussion—Nuclear Opportunities Generation and Beyond
Moderator: Darin Bloomquist, General Manager Nebraska Electric Generation and Transmission Cooperative (NEG&T)
NUCOR Steel and NuScale
Renewable Fuels Nebraska—Dawn Caldwell, Executive Director
Kiewit Nuclear Division
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| 5:15 pm Adjourn for the Day | |
| 5:30 to 6:30 pm Networking Reception – all attendees | |
