When

Wednesday February 11, 2015 at 9:00 AM EST
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Thursday February 12, 2015 at 3:00 PM EST
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Where

University of Massachusetts Lowell
One University Avenue
Lowell, MA 01854

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Contact

Caleb Ward
U.S. Nuclear Infrastructure Council
202-270-1690
caleb.ward@outlook.com

Dress

Business Casual

Hotel Options

UMass Lowell Inn & Conference Center
50 Warren Street
Lowell, MA 01852
978-934-6920
Website

Courtyard Boston Lowell/Chelmsford
30 Industrial Avenue East
Lowell, MA 01852
1-978-458-7575
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Holiday Inn Tewksbury-Andover
4 Highwood Drive
Tewksbury, MA 01876
1-800-972-3381
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Transportation

UMass Lowell is located 30 miles outside of Boston and is accessible by either Boston Logan Airport (BOS) or Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (MHT). If you do not plan to rent a car UMass Lowell recommends the following shuttle or car service options:

Flight Line - 800-245-2525 http://www.flightlineinc.com

Plaza Limousine - 800-734-8118 http://www.plazalimousineltd.com/

Advanced Reactors Technical Summit II

Technology and Process Innovation in Advanced Reactors

Under the auspices of the

University of Massachusetts Lowell
Nuclear Engineering Program

and in conjunction with

U.S. Nuclear Infrastructure Council
&
Argonne National Laboratory

A Special Technical Summit Focusing on Advanced Reactors

February, 11th-12th 2015
UMass Lowell

Confirmed Speakers to Date
(by alphabetical order)

Mr. David Blee
Executive Director
U.S. Nuclear Infrastructure Council

Ms. Anna Bradford
Chief, Advanced Reactors and Policy Branch
Division of Advanced Reactors and Rulemaking
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Dr. Gilbert Brown
Professor, Francis College of Engineering
University of Massachusetts Lowell

Dr. Julie Chen
Vice Provost
University of Massachusetts Lowell

Mr. Douglas Crawford
Manager, Systems Engineering
GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy

Dr. Leslie Dewan
Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer
Transatomic Power

Dr. Ashley Finan
Sr. Project Manager, Energy Innovation Project
Clean Air Task Force

Dr. Charles Forsberg
Director and PI, Fluoride Salt-Cooled High-Temperature Reactor Project
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Dr. Dan Fraser
Senior Fellow USNIC & Principal Architect
Argonne National Laboratory

Ms. Kimberly Harshaw
Counsel
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

Dr. Robert Hill
Technical Director - Nuclear Engineering
Argonne National Laboratory

Mr. Walter Streight Howes
Managing Partner, Verdigris Capital, llc
Former Director of the DOE - Loan Guarantee Program

Mr. Nick Irvin
Program Manager, Advanced Energy Systems and Emissions Control R&D
Southern Company

Dr. John Kelly
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Nuclear Energy
U.S. Department of Energy

Mr. Llewellyn King
Executor Producer, White House Chronicle
& Syndicated National Nuclear Energy Columnist

Mr. John Kutsch
Vice President
Terrestrial Energy

Dr. Regis Matzie
Member
Nuclear Energy Advisory Committee

Mr. Paul Murray
Manager, Technology and Integration
AREVA Federal Services

Dr. John Parmentola
Senior Vice President for Energy
General Atomics

Ms. Cynthia Pezze
Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
Westinghouse Electric Company

Mr. Robert Prince
CEO
Gen4 Energy

Dr. Finis Southworth
Chief Technology Officer
AREVA NA
Executive Committee, NGNP Industry Alliance

Dr. Kevan Weaver
Director, Technology Integration
TerraPower

Mr. Craig Welling
Deputy Director, Advanced Reactor Concepts - Office of Nuclear Energy
U.S. Department of Energy

Final Advance Agenda

Wednesday, Feb 11

8:00 am	Registration
9:00 am	Overview & Welcoming Remarks Dr. Julie Chen Vice Provost University of Massachusetts Lowell Dr. Gilbert Brown Professor, Francis College of Engineering University of Massachusetts Lowell Mr. David Blee Executive Director U.S. Nuclear Infrastructure Council
9:15 am	DOE Perspective Dr. John Kelly Deputy Assistant Secretary of Nuclear Energy DOE
9:55 am	NRC Perspective Ms. Anna Bradford Chief, Advanced Reactors & Policy Branch Division of Advanced Reactors and Rulemaking NRC
10:35 am	Break
10:50 am	Panel: Current Concepts Gen 3+ Lessons Learned & Gen 4 Ms. Cynthia Pezze Vice President and Chief Technology Officer Westinghouse Electric Company PRISM Mr. Douglas Crawford Manager, Systems Engineering GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy NGNP Dr. Finis Southworth Chief Technology Officer AREVA NA Executive Committee, NGNP Industry Alliance TAP Reactor Dr. Leslie Dewan Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer Transatomic Power EM2 Dr. John Parmentola Senior Vice President for Energy General Atomics
12:30 pm	Working Lunch: Test Reactor Concepts NEAC Initiatives Dr. Regis Matzie Member Nuclear Energy Advisory Committee Versatile Advanced Test Reactor Concept Dr. John Parmentola Senior Vice President for Energy General Atomics
1:30 pm	Group Discussion: Test Reactors vs. Demos vs. Hybrid Perspective Dr. Robert Hill Technical Director - Nuclear Engineering Argonne National Laboratory
2:15 pm	Financial Perspective Walter Streight Howes Managing Partner, Verdigris Capital, llc Former Director of the DOE - Loan Guarantee Program
2:45 pm	Break
3:00 pm	Panel: Overarching Issues Dr. Charles Forsberg Director and PI, Fluoride Salt-Cooled High-Temperature Reactor Project Massachusetts Institute of Technology Dr. Ashley Finan Sr. Project Manager, Energy Innovation Project Clean Air Task Force Dr. Dan Fraser Senior Fellow USNIC & Principal Architect Argonne National Laboratory
4:15 pm	Group Discussion: Licensing & Prototypes Perspective Kimberly A. Harshaw Counsel Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
5:30 pm	Networking Reception
6:30 pm	Dinner Dinner Keynote: The Winds of Change in Nuclear Energy Technology Mr. Llewellyn King Executor Producer, White House Chronicle & Syndicated National Columnist
8:30 pm	Dinner program concludes

Thursday, Feb 12

8:30 am	"Take Aways" from Day One Dr. Gilbert Brown Professor, Francis College of Engineering University of Massachusetts Lowell Mr. David Blee Executive Director U.S. Nuclear Infrastructure Council
9:00 am	Panel: Current Concepts Continued AREVA Mr. Paul Murray Manager, Technology and Integration AREVA Federal Services TerraPower Dr. Kevan Weaver Director, Technology Integration TerraPower Gen4 Energy Mr. Robert Prince CEO Gen4 Energy Terrestrial Energy Mr. John Kutsch Vice President Terrestrial Energy X-Energy Dr. Eben Mulder SVP and Chief Nuclear Officer X-Energy
10:30 am	Break
10:45 am	Utility Perspective Mr. Nick Irvin Program Manager, Advanced Energy Systems and Emissions Control R&D Southern Company
11:20 am	DOE FY2015 Programs & Advanced Reactors Mr. Craig Welling Deputy Director, Advanced Reactor Concepts - Office of Nuclear Energy U.S. Department of Energy
12:00 pm	Group: Working Lunch Summit Joint communiqu� Action Items Where do we go from here
1:30 pm	Optional Tour of UML Research Reactor

The United States Nuclear Infrastructure Council (NIC) is the leading U.S. business consortium advocate for new nuclear and engagement of the American supply chain globally. Composed of over fifty companies NIC represents the "Who's Who" of the nuclear supply chain community. For more information visit www.usnic.org

UMass Lowell is a national research university located on a high-energy campus in the heart of a global community. The university offers its more than 17,000 students bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in business, education, engineering, fine arts, health, humanities, sciences and social sciences. UMass Lowell delivers high-quality educational programs, vigorous hands-on learning and personal attention from leading faculty and staff, all of which prepare graduates to be ready for work, for life and for all the world offers. For more information visit www.uml.edu

Argonne National Laboratory is a multidisciplinary science and engineering research center, where "dream teams" of world-class researchers work alongside experts from industry, academia and other government laboratories to address vital national challenges in clean energy, environment, technology and national security. For more information visit www.anl.gov