MAY 7-10, 2024 | Three Rivers convention center | kennewick, washington

TUESDAY, MAY 7

3:00pm - 4:30pm | Nuclear 101 *this session is optional

5:00pm - 7:00pm | WELCOME RECEPTION *sponsored by Terrestrial Energy

WEDNESDAY, MAY 8

7:30am - 8:30am | BREAKFAST *sponsored by FLUOR

8:30am - 9:00am | Welcome from the Tri-Cities and Washington Delegation

Brent Gerry, Mayor/CEO, City of Richland, and Chair, ECA

Karl Dye, President/CEO, TRIDEC

Congressman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) (Video)

Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodger (WA-05) (Video)

Rick Evans, Central Washington Director (Letter from Senator Maria Cantwell - WA)

9:00am - 9:30am | Office of Nuclear Energy Update

Introduction: Rebecca Casper, Mayor, Idaho Falls, ID, and Chair, ECA’s New Nuclear Initiative

Dr. Michael Goff, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Nuclear Energy, U.S DOE

9:30am - 9:50am | SNAPSHOT: The Carbon Free Power Project (CFPP) and Lessons Learned

Mike Squires, Managing Director of Government Affairs, UAMPS

9:50am - 10:20am | Spreading the Message: Let’s Talk About Nuclear Energy

Facilitator: Andrew Smith, Director of Communications, American Nuclear Society

Heather Hoff, Co-founder, Mothers for Nuclear

Kuhika Gupta, Associate Director, OU Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis

Ann Verhey-Henke, Lead Project Manager, Fastest Path to Zero, University of Michigan; Co-Founder, Campfire Gatherings

Dr. Lukas Brun, Director of Research, E4 Carolina

Mayor Rebecca Casper, Idaho Falls, ID, and Chair, ECA’s New Nuclear Initiative

10:30am - 11:05am | Building State Support for Nuclear Development

Facilitator: Renee Johnson, Campaign Manager, Nuclear Matters

Rep. Stephanie Barnard, Washington State House of Representatives

Tracy Boatner, President, East Tennessee Economic Council (ETEC)

Senator Danny Carroll, State of Kentucky

Taylor Stevenson, CEO, Envoy Public Labs

April Wade, Executive Director, Virginia Nuclear Energy Consortium

11:05am- 11:25am | BREAK

11:25am - 12:10pm | Update on Nuclear Development in the Tri-Cities, WA

Facilitator: David Reeploeg, Vice President for Federal Affairs, Tri-City Development Council

Greg Cullen, Vice President for Energy Services and Development, Energy Northwest

Diahann Howard, Executive Director, Port of Benton

State Senator, Mark Mullet, Washington’s 5th Legislative District
Sean O’Brien, Executive Director, Energy Forward Alliance
Nick Bumpaous, President, Central Washington Building and Construction Trades Council
Bob Freeman, Chief Growth Office for Fuel, Framatome Inc.

12:10pm - 12:30pm | Understanding the Timeline: The Lifecycle of a Nuclear Project

Christine King, Director, Gateway for Accelerated Innovation in Nuclear (GAIN)

12:30pm - 1:30pm | WORKING LUNCH

1:30pm - 4:20pm | AFTERNOON FOCUS: How to Develop a Nuclear Project

Facilitators: Seth Kirshenberg, Executive Director, ECA

Stephen Comello, Senior Vice President, Strategic Initiatives, EFI Foundation and Deputy Director of the Energy Futures Finance Forum

In Pursuit of a Reliable, Domestic Nuclear Fuel Supply

Dr. Monica C. Regalbuto, Director, Nuclear Fuel Cycle Strategy, Idaho National Laboratory

Dr. Everett Redmond, Senior Director, Fuel Supplies, Oklo

Bob Freeman, Chief Growth Officer for Fuel, Framatome

Jennifer Chandler, Piketon Village Council, OH

Rebuilding the Supply Chain

Chad Cramer, McKinsey & Company

Dave McCormack, CEO, Clean Energy Supplier Alliance

Myron Kaczmarsky, Vice President, Holtec Government Services

C. Dale Vines, Executive Vice President of Business Development, AlliedPower

Jeremy Bries, Director, Nuclear Projects, PacifiCorp

3:10pm - 3:30pm | BREAK

Understanding Industrial Applications of Nuclear Energy

Shannon M. Bragg-Sitton, Director, Integrated Energy & Storage Systems Division, Idaho National Laboratory

Ali Zbib, Nuclear Industry Program Manager, PNNL

Ben Reinke, Vice President of Global Business Development, X-energy

Laura Hermann, Executive Officer, Potentiary

4:20pm - 5:30pm | Meet the Players

Energy Northwest | Framatome | Holtec | Oklo | Zeno Power | Terrestrial Power | Curio | Westinghouse | X - energy | Deep Isolation |

5:30pm - 7:30pm | NETWORKING RECEPTION *sponsored by Good Energy Collective

THURSDAY, MAY 9

8:00am - 9:30am | BREAKFAST

9:30am - 10:30am | Licensing and Oversight: Regulating Advanced Nuclear

Facilitator: Kirt Marlow, Idaho Advanced Energy Consortium

Ray Furstenau, Executive Director for Operations, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

10:30am - 10:50am | Reusing Energy Sites for Nuclear Energy Development

Facilitator: Robbie Bennett, President & CEO. SRS Community Reuse Organization

Dr. Everett Redmond, Senior Director, Fuel Supplies, Oklo

Patrick Snouffer, Lead Program Manager – Fuel Supply Chain, Zeno Power

Mark Bollinger, Manager, Carlsbad Field Office, DOE Office of Environmental Management

Christine King, Director, Gateway for Accelerated Innovation in Nuclear (GAIN)

10:50am - 11:50am | Addressing Nuclear Waste - Old and New

Facilitator: Kara Colton, Director of Nuclear Policy, ECA

Rod Baltzer, Chief Operating Officer, Deep Isolation

Stefan Mayer, Team Leader, Radioactive Waste Disposal, IAEA Mayor

Mayor Bill Thek, Kemmerer, Wyoming B

Brian Muir, City Administrator, Kemmerer, Wyoming

Natalia Saraeva, Lead, Community & Stakeholder Engagement, Office of Nuclear Energy, US DOE

Julia Sweatman, Policy Analyst, Good Energy Collective

11:50am - 12:30pm | Engaging Across Federal Agencies, National Labs, Communities and Abroad

Facilitator: Faith Sanchez, Program Manager, ECA

Gerben Dijksterhuis, President, GMF Europe, Mayor of Borsele, Netherlands

Mark Nutt, Nuclear Energy Sector Manager, Energy and Environment Directorate, PNNL

Celina (CeCe) Horbat, Community Engagement Specialist, Office of Community Engagement, U.S.DOE

Randy Hemann, City Manager, City of Oak Ridge, TN

12:30pm - 1:30pm | WORKING LUNCH

1:30pm - 2:00pm | Turning Knowledge into Action Items: Policy Recommendations for the Future

2:00pm - 4:00pm | ECA Small Group Media Training I (ANS) (invite-only)

2:00pm - 4:00pm | Navigating Federal Budgets and Grants - A Tabletop Exercise (Optional)

5:00pm - 7:00pm | RECEPTION HOSTED BY THE COMMUNITIES OF THE TRI-CITIES

FRIDAY, MAY 10

7:45am - 3:15pm | TOURS AROUND HANFORD AND THE TRI-CITIES (Must be pre-registered)