Day 3: Sustaining Nuclear Energy
Wednesday’s program will include discussions focused on sustaining nuclear energy technology.
Morning Session
Introductory Remarks by Sustaining Nuclear Energy General Chair
Sustaining the Current Fleet – Utility Perspective
Dr. Kathy McCarthy
Moderator
Vice President for R&D and Laboratory Director
Canadian Nuclear Laboratories
(Canada)
Norio Atsumi
General Manager for Nuclear Energy
Federation of Electric Power Companies
(Japan)
Frank Saunders
President, Ontario Nuclear Innovation Institute (ONII), Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, Bruce Power (Canada)
Chuck Kharrl
Vice President of Site Operations
Arizona Public Service
(United States)
Yunho Kim
Director General, Central Research Institute
Korean Hydro and Nuclear Power
(South Korea)
Chris Comfort
Innovation and Technology Manager, Southern Nuclear (United States)
Sustaining the Current Fleet- Science & Technology Perspective
Gary Wolski
Moderator
Past U.S. Civil Nuclear Trade Advisory Committee Chair and VP-Market Development for Curtiss-Wright’s Nuclear Division(US)
Bruce Hallbert
U.S. Light Water Reactor Sustainability Program Director
Idaho National Laboratory
(United States)
Fred Dermarkar
President
CANDU Owners Group
(Canada)
Danrong Song
Director for Research
Nuclear Power Institute of China
(China)
Hirokazu Ofuji
Senior Director,
Marubeni Utility Services (Japan)
Sherry Bernhoff
Director for Long Term Operations,
Electrical Power Research Institute (US)
Ron Oberth
President
Organization of Canadian Nuclear Industries
(Canada)