The Atlantic Council— in partnership with the Idaho National Laboratory and the University of Alaska Anchorage, Business Enterprise Institute—is pleased to host the Frontiers Project Meeting on Monday, September 16th, 8:00 AM – 6:30 PM AKDT – Tuesday, September 17th, 8:00 AM – 11:30 AM AKDT. This event will take place at the Dena’ina Civic and Convention Center (600 W 7th Avenue, Anchorage).
This event serves as an update to the October 2023 Frontiers Project Meeting in Anchorage, Alaska, which addressed the economic and energy security imperatives of establishing US leadership in meeting global demand for low-emissions production and manufacturing.
The Frontiers Project efforts are dedicated to catalyze industry, academic, and government partnerships to expand economic production for advanced nuclear energy first-mover states and help secure United States leadership in the new frontier of global economic competition.
Alaska has a unique role to play as a first-mover state in advanced nuclear technologies, which are a crucial tool in meeting global demand for low-emissions production. This discussion will explore considerations in the current nuclear landscape, emerging technologies, and the potential of advanced nuclear applications across Alaska markets.
Agenda | Day One: Monday, September 16
8:00 – 9:00 a.m. Breakfast
9:00 – 9:30 a.m. Welcome and Introductions
Steven Aumeier, Senior Advisor, Nuclear Energy Programs, Idaho National Laboratory
Christi Bell, Associate Vice Chancellor and Executive Director, Business Enterprise Institute, University of Alaska
9:30 – 9:45 a.m. Framing the value of micronuclear reactors
John Parsons, Associate Director, MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
9:45 – 11:45 a.m. BWXT’s Wyoming reactor deployment study
Josh Parker, Director of Business Development, BWXT Advanced Technologies
Group Discussion
MODERATED BY
Jennifer Gordon, Director, Nuclear Energy Policy Initiative, Atlantic Council
11:45– 12:30 p.m. Identifying and monetizing the economic value stack for advanced nuclear reactor applications
John Parsons, Associate Director, MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
12:30– 1:30 p.m. Lunch
1:30– 2:30 p.m. Lessons learned in strategic partnership development and building an entrepreneurial ecosystem – the Wyoming Case Study
Joseph Miller, President, BWXT Advanced Technologies LLC
Marcio Paes-Barreto, Managing Director, Evercore
Michael Wandler, President, L&H Industrial Inc.
MODERATED BY
Jennifer Gordon, Director, Nuclear Energy Policy Initiative, Atlantic Council
2:30– 3:00 p.m. Nuclear energy and public acceptance
Tara Righetti, Occidental Chair in Energy and Environmental Policies and Professor of Law, University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources
Group Discussion
MODERATED BY
Ann Verhey-Henke, Lead Project Manager, Fastest Path to Zero Initiative, University of Michigan
3:00 – 3:30 p.m. Coffee break
3:30 – 5:00 p.m. Virtual reality session and small group reflection
Ann Verhey-Henke, Lead Project Manager, Fastest Path to Zero Initiative, University of Michigan
Aditi Verma, Assistant Professor, Fastest Path to Zero Initiative, University of Michigan
5:00 – 6:30 p.m. Networking reception
Agenda | Day Two: Tuesday, September 17
8:00 – 9:00 a.m. Breakfast
9:00 – 11:30 a.m. The art of the possible and next steps
MODERATED BY
Christi Bell, Associate Vice Chancellor and Executive Director, Business Enterprise Institute, University of Alaska
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