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DESCRIPTION:Please join us on October 13\, 2022\, for a virtual fireside ch
 at with Dr. Jacopo Buongiorno\, Professor of Nuclear Science and Engineeri
 ng at MIT\n\nCost: $5.00 plus Eventbrite fee (with IEEE2022 promotion code
 ).\n\nRSVP: [Reserve Now](https://www.mitcnc.org/events/the-future-of-nucl
 ear-energy-have-we-entered-a-new-era/)\n\nHint: Enter the code in the “p
 romotion code” entry and be sure to click “apply” before paying.\n\n
 Event Details: https://r6.ieee.org/scv-pesias/2022/10/02/the-future-of-nuc
 lear-energy-have-we-entered-a-new-era/\n\nCo-sponsored by: MIT Club of Nor
 thern California\n\nSpeaker(s): Prof. Jacopo Buongiorno\, \n\nAgenda: \nWi
 th the Russian cutoff of natural gas to Europe and the trends toward de-gl
 obalization and supply chain security\, the issue of energy security has r
 isen to the top of national agendas throughout the world. California’s l
 egislature and governor have approved a 5 year extension of the state’s 
 last nuclear plant\, Diablo Canyon\, which generates 8% of the state’s e
 nergy. Japan’s prime minister has called for re-starting its nuclear pla
 nts and for a broader policy shift toward nuclear. Germany is postponing t
 he closure of two of its remaining nuclear plants\, suggesting perhaps a s
 econd Energiewende (completing a U-turn?). France is considering up to 14 
 new reactors. China has 21 nuclear plants under construction. In the US\, 
 the Inflation Reduction Act provides subsidies for existing and advanced n
 uclear reactors. Many other countries are planning new reactors\, too. The
 se moves indicate a growing consensus that the world economy needs every m
 egawatt of nuclear energy available.\n\nNearly every model of global energ
 y demand points to the important role nuclear power must play to reduce ca
 rbon emissions. By how much can nuclear power reduce the world’s carbon 
 emissions? Or\, can renewables do it all?\n\n“It is not a choice between
  the two. [#solar](https://twitter.com/hashtag/solar?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsr
 c%5Etfw) will grow as fast as it physically can and won’t be 100%. Same 
 with [#wind](https://twitter.com/hashtag/wind?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
 )\, [#geothermal](https://twitter.com/hashtag/geothermal?src=hash&amp;ref_src=
 twsrc%5Etfw)\, [#hydro](https://twitter.com/hashtag/hydro?src=hash&amp;ref_src
 =twsrc%5Etfw)\, [#BiomassCCS](https://twitter.com/hashtag/BiomassCCS?src=h
 ash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)\, [#efficiency](https://twitter.com/hashtag/effic
 iency?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)\, etc. You still have a huge political
 /resiliency hole that [#nuclear](https://twitter.com/hashtag/nuclear?src=h
 ash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) has to fill. Every model shows it. [#cleanfirm](h
 ttps://twitter.com/hashtag/cleanfirm?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)” — 
 Jigar Shah (@JigarShahDC) August 27\, 2022\n\nThe International Energy Age
 ncy projects that a doubling of the world’s nuclear output is required b
 y 2050 to reach net zero energy.\n\nThe nuclear industry has a history of 
 missing schedule and budget. Advocates of small modular reactors say they 
 will be easier to build than larger ones. In the US\, TerraPower and X-Ene
 rgy have been chosen by the DOE to build small reactors based on new techn
 ology. China and Russia are building smaller reactors. More than $1.2 B of
  venture funding has gone into new fission technology in the past year. Is
  smaller\, cheaper\, faster the answer?\n\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.
 ieee.org/m/326386
LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/326386
ORGANIZER:sjordan@ieee.org
SEQUENCE:10
SUMMARY:The Future of Nuclear Energy: Have we entered a new era?
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/326386
X-ALT-DESC:Description: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Please join us on October 13\, 2022\, for 
 a virtual fireside chat with Dr. Jacopo Buongiorno\, Professor of Nuclear 
 Science and Engineering at MIT&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cost:&amp;nbsp\; &lt;/strong&gt;$5.00
  plus Eventbrite fee (with &lt;strong&gt;IEEE2022 promotion code).&amp;nbsp\; &lt;/stro
 ng&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;RSVP:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp\; &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mitcnc.org/
 events/the-future-of-nuclear-energy-have-we-entered-a-new-era/&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Re
 serve Now&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Hint: Enter the code in the &amp;ldquo\;promoti
 on code&amp;rdquo\; entry and be sure to click &amp;ldquo\;apply&amp;rdquo\; before pa
 ying.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Event Details:&lt;/strong&gt; https://r6.ieee.org/scv-pesi
 as/2022/10/02/the-future-of-nuclear-energy-have-we-entered-a-new-era/&lt;/p&gt;&lt;
 br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Agenda: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;With the Russian cutoff of natural gas to Euro
 pe and the trends toward de-globalization and supply chain security\, the 
 issue of energy security has risen to the top of national agendas througho
 ut the world. California&amp;rsquo\;s legislature and governor have approved a
  5 year extension of the state&amp;rsquo\;s last nuclear plant\, Diablo Canyon
 \, which generates 8% of the state&amp;rsquo\;s energy. Japan&amp;rsquo\;s prime m
 inister has called for re-starting its nuclear plants and for a broader po
 licy shift toward nuclear. Germany is postponing the closure of two of its
  remaining nuclear plants\, suggesting perhaps a second Energiewende (comp
 leting a U-turn?). France is considering up to 14 new reactors. China has 
 21 nuclear plants under construction. &amp;nbsp\;In the US\, the Inflation Red
 uction Act provides subsidies for existing and advanced nuclear reactors. 
 Many other countries are planning new reactors\, too. These moves indicate
  a growing consensus that the world economy needs every megawatt of nuclea
 r energy available.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Nearly every model of global energy demand poi
 nts to the important role nuclear power must play to reduce carbon emissio
 ns. By how much can nuclear power reduce the world&amp;rsquo\;s carbon emissio
 ns? Or\, can renewables do it all?&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;ldquo\;&lt;em&gt;It is not a choice 
 between the two.&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://twitter.com/hashtag/solar?src
 =hash&amp;amp\;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue\;&quot;&gt;#solar&lt;/sp
 an&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt; will grow as fast as it physically can and won&amp;rsquo\;t b
 e 100%. Same with &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://twitter.com/hashtag/wind?src=hash&amp;
 amp\;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue\;&quot;&gt;#wind&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em
 &gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;\,&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://twitter.com/hashtag/geothermal?src
 =hash&amp;amp\;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue\;&quot;&gt;#geotherma
 l&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;\,&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://twitter.com/hashtag/hy
 dro?src=hash&amp;amp\;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue\;&quot;&gt;#hy
 dro&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;\,&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://twitter.com/hashtag/
 BiomassCCS?src=hash&amp;amp\;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue
 \;&quot;&gt;#BiomassCCS&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;\,&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://twitter.
 com/hashtag/efficiency?src=hash&amp;amp\;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style=
 &quot;color: blue\;&quot;&gt;#efficiency&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;\, etc. You still have a hu
 ge political/resiliency hole that&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://twitter.com/
 hashtag/nuclear?src=hash&amp;amp\;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color:
  blue\;&quot;&gt;#nuclear&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp\;has to fill. Every model shows
  it.&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://twitter.com/hashtag/cleanfirm?src=hash&amp;am
 p\;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue\;&quot;&gt;#cleanfirm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;
 /em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;u&gt;&amp;rdquo\;&lt;/u&gt; &amp;mdash\; Jigar Shah (@JigarShahDC)&amp;nbsp\;Augus
 t 27\, 2022&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;The International Energy Agency projects that a d
 oubling of the world&amp;rsquo\;s nuclear output is required by 2050 to reach 
 net zero energy.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;The nuclear industry has a history of missing sch
 edule and budget.&amp;nbsp\; Advocates of small modular reactors say they will
  be easier to build than larger ones. In the US\, TerraPower and X-Energy 
 have been chosen by the DOE to build small reactors based on new technolog
 y. China and Russia are building smaller reactors. More than $1.2 B of ven
 ture funding has gone into new fission technology in the past year.&amp;nbsp\;
  Is smaller\, cheaper\, faster the answer?&lt;/p&gt;
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