Climate Change and the Future of Nuclear Energy
Climate Change and the Future of Nuclear Energy
A YALE CLIMATE & ENERGY INSTITUTE CONFERENCE
Organizers: Jared Milfred ('16) and Yehia Khalil, Professor of Chemical Engineering
Agenda, Thursday Night – Thursday April 23rd, 2015
7:00 pm Screening of the documentary film Pandora's Promise and Q&A session with the Director Robert Stone
Friday, April 24th, 2015 | 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Linsly-Chittenden Hall, 63 High Street, New Haven, CT
This Yale Climate & Energy Institute Conference will examine issues central to the continued use of nuclear energy and its role in decarbonizing the world's energy supply. These issues include the safety and regulation of nuclear plants, the long-term storage of nuclear waste, the financing of new plant construction and the development of new, safer nuclear technology. The event brings together leaders from government, academia and industry for an interdisciplinary look at The Future of Nuclear Energy.
Agenda, Friday Main Event – Friday April 24th, 2015
9:45 am Light Breakfast | Conference Introduction
10:15 am Opening Keynote | The Urgent Need for Abundant Affordable Carbon-Free Energy
James Hansen, Director of The Climate Science, Awareness and Solutions Program, Columbia University|
11:00 am Panel Discussion
Overcoming Barriers to a Nuclear Renaissance: Safety, Waste, and New Technology
Moderator: Raluca Scarlat, Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering
Rodney Ewing, Frank Stanton Professor in Nuclear Security, Stanford University
Mark Peters, Associate Lab Director, Energy and Global Security, Argonne National Laboratory
Jim Brennan, Senior Vice President of Engineering, Westinghouse Electric Company
12:30 pm Luncheon and Keynote Presentation
Matt Crozat, Senior Advisor, Office of Nuclear Energy, U.S. Department of Energy
1:30 pm Panel Discussion
The Viability of Nuclear Energy: Policy, Regulation, and Finance
Moderator: To Be Announced
Allison Macfarlane, Director, Center for International Science and Technology Policy,
George Washington University; former Chairman, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
David Christian, Chief Executive Officer, Dominion Generation
Michaele Brady Raap, Chief Engineer, Nuclear Systems Design, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory;
President, American Nuclear Society
3:15 pm Break with Coffee and Refreshments
3:30 pm Conference Keynote | Nuclear Power in a Post-Fukushima World
Allison Macfarlane, Director, Center for International Science and Technology Policy,
George Washington University
4:15 pm Special Invited Talk | Nuclear Fusion, The Energy Source for the Future
Charles Skinner, Principal Research Physicist, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Conference Registration
Registration is free and open to members of the Yale Community as well as to the general public.
Space is limited, so please register via Eventbrite by clicking on the button below.
Contact YCEI@yale.edu directly with any questions.