event description
As we near the one-year mark of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center hosts a high-level panel on the war’s impact on Ukraine’s nuclear energy sector in Bucharest, Romania, on Tuesday, February 21.
During the discussion, we will address Russia’s weaponization of energy; Ukrainian energy security, especially in the nuclear energy sector; and the role of other countries in the region in helping Ukraine rebuild.
Agenda
Panel I: A government view
Yaroslav Demchenkov, Deputy Minister of Energy, Ukraine
Aleshia Duncan, Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Nuclear Energy Policy and Cooperation, United States Department of Energy
Elena Popescu, Director, Ministry of Energy, Romania
MODERATED BY
Jennifer T. Gordon, Director, Nuclear Policy Initiative, Atlantic Council Global Energy Center
Panel II: An industry view
Teodor Chirica, President of the Board, Nuclearelectrica
Charles Goodnight, Vice President of Sales, NuScale
Petro Kotin, President, Energoatom
Teofil Muresan, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, BOD E-Infra
MODERATED BY
Jennifer T. Gordon, Director, Nuclear Policy Initiative, Atlantic Council Global Energy Center
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