This is the program for the first day of the U.S. Nuclear Power Industry Seminar at the IAEA General Conference in Vienna, Austria. In the right margin you will find downloadable presentations from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, The American Nuclear Society (ANS), TRAX International, and Excel Services Corporation.
Monday, September 14, 2009
Session I: Kick-Off and Introduction to the U.S. Civil Nuclear Industry
1:00 pm Deputy Chief of Mission Geoffrey R. Pyatt, Permanent Mission of the United States to the International Organizations in Vienna, Austria
1:10 pm Acting Assistant Secretary Mary H. Saunders, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
1:20 pm Session Moderator: Sarah Lopp, U.S. Department of Commerce
1:30 pm Carol Berrigan, Senior Director for Industry Infrastructure, Nuclear Energy Institute
NEI – Supporting the Nuclear Industry
Nuclear Energy Institute is the policy organization of the nuclear energy and technologies industry. NEIs objective is to ensure the formation of policies that promote the beneficial uses of nuclear energy and technologies in the United States and around the world.
2:00 pm Mark Sheehan, Managing Director, American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Nuclear Codes and Standards
ASME is a world leader in the development of standards and conformity assessment programs serving the global nuclear industry.
2:30 pm Tom Sanders, President, American Nuclear Society
American Nuclear Society: Past, Present and Future
The American Nuclear Society (ANS) is a not-for-profit, international, scientific and educational organization. The core purpose of ANS is to promote the awareness and understanding of the application of nuclear science and technology.
3:00 pm End of Session
Coffee Break
Session II: Operations and Consulting
3:20 pm Session Moderator Kate Gerlach, NEI
3:30 pm Donna Jacobs, Senior Vice President, Entergy Nuclear
Lifecycle Leadership
Entergy Corporation is an integrated energy company engaged primarily in electric power production and retail distribution operations.
4:00 pm Jeff Benjamin, Senior Vice President, CH2MHill
Program Management for Nuclear New Build
CH2M HILL is a global leader in project & program management, construction, operations and liabilities management of nuclear facilities throughout the world.
4:30 pm John Kenney, Vice President for Corporate Development, TRAX International
TRAX International — An Overview
TRAX International delivers high-end engineering, technical, and project management services to the commercial energy sector in the U.S., Europe, and Asia.
5:00 pm Donald Hoffman, President and CEO, Excel Services Corporation
Delivering EXCELlence to the International Nuclear Community
In the over twenty years since the formation of the company, EXCEL has become recognized as the premier supplier of licensing, regulatory compliance, and technical specifications services, and has extensive experience in successful negotiation regarding licensing and Technical Specification issues.
5:30 pm End of session
American Society of Mechanical Engineers