Presented By: Nuclear Engineering & Radiological Sciences
The Next Nuclear Energy Era: New Opportunities and Old Challenges
William D. Magwood, IV, NEA Director-General
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NEA Director-General William D. Magwood, IV will highlight the reasons for the recent resurgence in interest in nuclear energy and discuss the opportunities ahead. He will review the realities of meeting global carbon reduction targets and how the current geopolitical situation has created a rich environment for new nuclear energy projects while at the same time presenting significant challenges and uncertainties. The Director-General will also detail the major challenges faced by countries that seek to deploy new nuclear capacity quickly, including the need to attract more young people into the nuclear sector. He will highlight NEA efforts to address this imperative as well as the Agency’s work to encourage more women to join the global nuclear sector.
NEA Director-General William D. Magwood, IV will highlight the reasons for the recent resurgence in interest in nuclear energy and discuss the opportunities ahead. He will review the realities of meeting global carbon reduction targets and how the current geopolitical situation has created a rich environment for new nuclear energy projects while at the same time presenting significant challenges and uncertainties. The Director-General will also detail the major challenges faced by countries that seek to deploy new nuclear capacity quickly, including the need to attract more young people into the nuclear sector. He will highlight NEA efforts to address this imperative as well as the Agency’s work to encourage more women to join the global nuclear sector.