Aloft Hotel Bolingbrook (Starwood Property)*
500 Janes Avenue
Bolingbrook, IL 60440
The link below will get the Argonne Rate:
http://www.aloftbolingbrook.com/argonne-national-laboratory
Chicago Marriott Southwest – Burr Ridge*
1200 Burr Ridge Pkwy
Burr Ridge, IL 60527
630-986-4100
http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/chisw-chicago-marriott-southwest-at-burr-ridge
*There is a free shuttle to & from the hotels & ANL for hotel guests.
Argonne Guest House*
Argonne National Laboratory
9700 S. Cass Avenue - Building 460
Argonne, IL 60439
Phone: 800-632-8990
http://www.anlgh.org/
*If you would like to stay at the Argonne Guest House please email Gayle Maloney at gmaloney@anl.gov to arrange to do so.
Technology & Process Innovation in Advanced Reactor Economics
The U.S. Nuclear Infrastructure Council and Argonne National Laboratory Present:
A Special Technical Symposium Focusing on the Economics of
Advanced Reactors.
January 28-29, 2014 at Argonne National Laboratory, just outside of Chicago, IL.
The goal of this symposium is to bring nuclear visionaries and innovators together with entrepreneurs and venture capitalists to discuss methods for improving the cost and deployment timeframe of advanced reactors. Specifically this group is intended to engage in a discussion of practical ideas and concepts that have the potential of significantly improving the economics of advanced reactor design, deployment, and operations.
You are invited to be a part of this discussion and to submit your concepts and ideas that will help drive this lowered cost objective. Everyone who submits a relevant idea or concept that follows the guidelines [below] will have their two page paper incorporated into the online proceedings that will be published on the symposium special events website. (You do not need to attend the symposium to have your idea included in the proceedings.)
Background: The future of the U.S. nuclear energy industry and its important contribution to the nation’s energy security, economic prosperity, and clean energy future, hinges on strengthening its global competitiveness. This in turn depends upon invigorating the nuclear energy technology portfolio to drive down the upfront investment costs while improving safety and also supporting key government objectives such as non-proliferation. This is especially relevant today since multiple nations are seriously challenging the U.S. technological lead by deploying advanced reactors.
Advanced reactor technologies are of primary importance since they hold the promise of significantly reducing both up front investment costs and electricity production costs, while simultaneously offering multiple options for building inherently safer systems with reduced proliferation risks.
Who: Nuclear enthusiasts from industry, academia, government, finance, and entrepreneurial ranks are encouraged to be recognized and place your ideas and concepts on the table.
Proposed Topics include, but are not limited to:
Advance Agenda:
Tuesday, January 28th
8:30am |
Registration and Coffee |
9:00am |
Welcoming Remarks
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9:10am |
Opening Perspective
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9:30am |
U.S Department of Energy Perspective
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10:00am |
Policy Perspective: The Economic & Policy Nexus
|
10:30am |
Break |
11:00am |
Panel 1: Moderator: David Blee, USNIC
|
12:30pm |
Lunch |
1:30pm |
Panel 2: Moderator: Dan Fraser, ANL
|
3:00pm |
Break |
3:30pm |
Special Address: The Imperativeness of Advanced Reactors
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4:00pm |
Panel 3: Moderator: Dan Fraser, ANL
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6:00pm |
Networking Reception & Dinner Reception featuring Atomic Wine brought to you by Paul Dickman proprietor |
Wednesday, January 29th
8:00am |
Registration and Coffee |
8:30am |
Panel 5: Moderator: Kevin Maloney, Strategic Nuclear Partners
|
10:00am |
Break |
10:30am |
Panel 6: Moderator: David Blee, USNIC
|
12:00pm |
Closing Charge & Discussion: How To Move Forward
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1:30pm |
Optional Tour of Argonne*
*Please indicate if you would like to participate in a tour when you register. *Please note that if you would like to preorder lunch at Wednesday’s morning registration for the tour the 401 Grill can only take cash payments. |
How to Submit: Write a two page (maximum) summary of your idea or concept that includes the following explicitly titled sections and email a pdf copy to Gayle Maloney at gmaloney@anl.gov:
Selection of Presenters: From these submissions a limited number (~20) of contributors will be selected by November 30 to present and have their ideas discussed at the Symposium. These selections will be made by the organizing panel and will be based on
This is the place to bring your ideas and have them discussed and published. Workshop registration is limited to ~150 persons so register early.
If you have any questions please contact Caleb Ward at caleb.ward@outlook.com or by phone (202) 270-1690 or Dan Fraser at fraser@anl.gov or by phone (630) 252-3769.