IEEE PI2 Austin, February 2024 Tech Meeting: Going Nuclear on the Electrical Grid
IEEE PI2 Austin, February, 2024, Tech Meeting In-Person 6 PM Central / 7 PM Eastern at Balcones Country Club
Balcones Country Club: 8600 Balcones Dr. Austin, TX 78750 **NEW LOCATION**
Dinner and soft beverages will be provided for those with reservations. If you do not have a reservation you will not be able to eat.
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Abstract: This presentation will be discussing the benefits, challenges and potential opportunities that nuclear energy can bring to the legacy grid. We will take a deeper dive into the benefits and challenges including: enviornmental safety, efficiency, cost & integration into the grid. Study cases fo past & current nuclear failures, lessons learned along the way & how these lessons have fostered new engineering philosphies of nuclear energy.
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- Date: 27 Feb 2024
- Time: 06:00 PM to 09:00 PM
- All times are (UTC-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
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- 8600 Balcones Club Dr.
- Austin, Texas
- United States 78750
- Building: Balcones Country Club
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- Starts 16 February 2024 07:50 AM
- Ends 27 February 2024 06:00 PM
- All times are (UTC-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
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Speakers
Evan Rogers
Going Nuclear on the Electrical Grid
This presentation will be discussing the benefits, challenges and potential opportunities that nuclear energy can bring to the legacy grid. We will take a deeper dive into the benefits and challenges including: enviornmental safety, efficiency, cost & integration into the grid. Study cases fo past & current nuclear failures, lessons learned along the way & how these lessons have fostered new engineering philosphies of nuclear energy.
Biography:
Evan Rogers is an Electrical Engineer in Training with 7 years of experience under his belt in the power, research & technology industry. During his academic studies at Texas Tech University, he spent a year researching an alternative material, Thorium, along with the energy yield Thorium provides & the minimal enviormential impact it has. Evan is currently working as an Electrical Design Engineer at Ulteig.