August 3-5, 2022
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MEETING RECORDINGS COMING SOON.
The Energy Communities Alliance (ECA) is pleased to host The Energy Communities Forum on Hosting New Nuclear Development, August 3-5, 2022, at the Marriott University Park in Salt Lake City.
Please find the current agenda linked here.
As the country pursues an all-of-the-above energy strategy, energy independence and mitigation of climate change impacts, support for nuclear energy continues to grow. ECA believes in the great potential for nuclear energy to deliver dependable baseload power alongside renewables, create jobs, rebuild the nuclear manufacturing supply chain, and power hybrid energy systems for industry as well as for space propulsion. New and advanced nuclear technologies like small modular reactors, microreactors, fast-neutron reactors, and accident-tolerant fuels are being developed that promise to be smaller, simpler, safer and, importantly, economically competitive.
For these “new nuclear” projects – many of them first-of-a-kind – to be commercially-viable and successfully deployed, each project must be integrated into its host community with alignment around key issues: siting, planning, workforce, financing, and marketing. Each project must be located where the community supports the mission and:
Required federal and private funding,
Regulatory assurance,
Demand for the electrons or heat being generated,
Availability of related goods and services, and
Partnerships at all levels of government.
Examples of how these partnerships drive success can be seen in communities around the country, specifically those that have long supported federal nuclear missions. Already DOE frontline communities are engaging on new nuclear development across the DOE complex, including: the Kairos Powers’ Hermes reactor at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee; Centrus Energy’s HALEU Production Facility in Piketon, Ohio; the UAMPS NuScale SMR, the Department of Defense’s Project Pele and MARVEL microreactor at the Idaho National Laboratory; and the TRi Energy Partnership with X-energy in Richland, Washington. Like many local leaders across the U.S., local governments around these sites are eager to support the new generation of nuclear technologies, realize the myriad benefits these projects bring, and see successful demonstrations become widespread commercial deployment.
To better understand how to match potential host community strengths and needs with those of advanced nuclear project developers, ECA’s Energy Communities Forum on Hosting New Nuclear Development will:
Provide a venue for nuclear technology and project developers to meet and interact with interested potential host communities, with exhibition booth spaces and separate, small meeting room availability.
Share lessons learned from communities and developers hosting nuclear power facilities or federal nuclear missions and outline what local government needs to understand and should consider as potential hosts for nuclear projects.
Facilitate discussions to better understand the outlook for new nuclear development and provide realistic timelines for local governments and economic development entities looking at siting, regulation, public-private partnerships and how to build support from the ground-up.
The agenda will also feature five case studies on new nuclear development in Idaho; Richland, Washington; Kemmerer, Wyoming; Oak Ridge, Tennessee; and Portsmouth, Ohio with presentations by the teams – from the developer, utility, local government, and local economic development entities – on progress being made and the challenges that remain.
ECA looks forward to participation from the:
U.S. Department of Energy
National Reactor Innovation Center
Nuclear Energy Institute
Gateway for Innovation in Nuclear
Idaho National Laboratory
University of Michigan Fastest Path to Zero Initiative
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Nuclear Innovation Alliance
Good Energy Collective
Tribal governments and Tribal members and
Cities/counties around the country
…. And many others
HOTEL INFORMATION
At this time, the Salt Lake City Marriott University Park is fully booked. Please see alternate hotel options below:
Salt Lake City Marriott City Center
220 South State Street Salt Lake City, Utah 84111
801-961-8700
3.6 miles from conference hotel
https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/slccc-salt-lake-city-marriott-city-center/overview/
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Salt Lake Marriott Downtown at City Creek
75 South West Temple Salt Lake City, Utah 84101
801-531-0800
4.5 miles from conference hotel
https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/slcut-salt-lake-marriott-downtown-at-city-creek/overview/
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
For questions, please contact Kara Colton, ECA Director of Nuclear Policy, at kara.colton@energyca.org or Sarah Templeton, ECA Program Manager, at saraht@energyca.org.
For any questions or inquiries regarding sponsorship opportunities, please contact Sarah Templeton, ECA Program Manager, at saraht@energyca.org
You can also learn more about ECA’s New Nuclear Initiative at www.energyca.org/new-nuclear
Thank You to our Supporters
Interested in Becoming a Supporter?
Please contact Sarah Templeton, ECA Program Manager, by email at saraht@energyca.org for more information on opportunities for supporting the ECA Forum.
