226081 news 1375377781 1475896478 <![CDATA[American Nuclear Society Annual Convention in Atlanta and CISTP-Hosted Dinner]]> Professor Adam N. Stulberg (co-Director, CISTP) co-chaired and moderated a panel at the American Nuclear Society’s (ANS) Annual Meeting in Atlanta on June 17, 2013. The panel entitled, “Managing Spectrum of Risks of New Build Nuclear,” explored the global transformation of the commercial sector, and the prospective elements of novel business models for meeting the security and safely challenges facing the U.S. and international nuclear industry.  

Panel participants included:

Executive Discussants:


The Center for International Strategy, Technology, and Policy (CISTP) hosted a dinner at the Atlanta Academy of Medicine to extend the discussion from the ANS panel. The dinner was attended by distinguished corporate executives, industrial leaders, GT faculty and graduate students, and senior U.S. government officials, including Ms. Joyce Connery, Director, Nuclear Energy Policy, National Security Council, The White House; and Dr. Peter Lyons, Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy, Department of Energy. The informal dinner conversation explored mounting challenges confronting the U.S. nuclear industry. Also discussed were emerging commercial opportunities, as well as critical directions for streamlining support from the U.S. government and for embracing holistic business practices that buildsafety and security infrastructure into competitive plays for new build both at home and abroad.

Link to American Nuclear Society:  http://www.ans.org/meetings/m_80

 

]]> 2013-06-17T00:00:00-04:00 The dinner will provide occasion for a small group of international experts, corporate leaders, and members of the policy community to share views on new approaches to integrating the sector into broader energy portfolios and for exploring novel and sustainable business models for first-of-a-kind reactor construction, turnover and start-up for new build across the globe.

 

]]> Fariah Majmundar, MS
Senior Administrative Professional
Center for International Strategy, Technology, and Policy (CISTP)
Sam Nunn School of International Affairs
Georgia Institute of Technology
fariah@gatech.edu
404-894-5601

 

]]> Link to American Nuclear Society:  http://www.ans.org/meetings/m_80

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