The United States has more nuclear energy capacity than any other nation – but we have not begun construction on any new nuclear-powered electricity generating plants since 1977. A combination of concerns about the environmental effects that result from generating power with other forms of fuel, and concern that we may not have enough power to provide for a growing economy, has led to a revival of interest in nuclear power. Please join us to explore the appropriate role of nuclear energy in meeting America’s 21st century power needs.
AGENDA
| 8:00 AM | REGISTRATION |
| 8:30 AM | OPENING REMARKS Clay Sell, Deputy Secretary, US Department of Energy |
| 9:00 AM | PANEL ONE: THE NEW NUCLEAR POWER POTENTIAL ANDREW KADAK, Professor of the Practice, Massachusetts Institute of Technology PATRICK MOORE, Chair and Chief Scientist, Greenspirit Strategies Ltd. & Co-founder, Greenpeace WILLIAM SCHLESINGER, Dean, Nicholas School of Environment and Earth Sciences, Duke University JOHN WOODY, Business Solutions Fellow, Pew Center on Global Climate Change |
| 10:35 AM | BREAK |
| 10:45 AM | PANEL TWO: BALANCING REGULATION AND INVESTMENT INCENTIVES CAREN BYRD, Executive Director, Global Utility and Power Group, Morgan Stanley WILLIAM MAGWOOD, President, Secure Energy North America RICHARD MYERS, Vice President, Nuclear Energy Institute JERRY TAYLOR, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute |
| 12:00 PM | RECEPTION |
| 12:30 PM | LUNCHEON |
| 1:00 PM | KEYNOTE ADDRESS NILS DIAZ, Former Chairman, US Nuclear Regulatory Commission |
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