Preview: Global Nuclear Power Plant Decommissioning

Roughly 200 nuclear power plants around the world are set to be decommissioned in the coming two decades, so regulators, utilities, and companies need to begin preparing now. A panel of U.S. and international experts will discuss issues including decommissioning costs and challenges, dealing with waste, and remediation.

The session, “International Nuclear Power Plant Decommissioning: Time for Awareness and Planning,” is scheduled for 1:30 to 5 p.m. in Room 102BC. The speakers will be Scott Moore, Acting Director, Office of Nuclear Materials Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission; Jeff Hays, Vice President, Commercial Decommissioning, AREVA; Horst Monken Fernandes, Environmental Remediation Specialist, International Atomic Energy Agency; Thomas LaGuardia, Managing Member, LaGuardia & Associates LLC; Tom Palmisano, Vice President and Decommissioning and Chief Nuclear Officer, San Onofre Nuclear Generation Station; and Terry Pickens, Director, Nuclear Regulatory Policy, Xcel Energy.