June 11-13, 2025
Nuclear Energy: Key Facts and Issues (D.C.)
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Event Details:
June 11-13, 2025
Washington, D.C.
Event Contact:
Mary Louks, Director, Events and Engagement, Clean Air Task Force
About the event
Clean Air Task Force (CATF) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are pleased to host a Washington, D.C. edition of our renowned course, Nuclear Energy: Key Facts and Issues.
This three-day interactive seminar is designed to foster informed dialogue among policymakers, journalists, and key stakeholders in energy and climate policy. Nuclear energy is having a moment, as the U.S. electric load grows, electricity affordability and reliability move up the agenda, and there remains demand for carbon free power. The program will feature world-class academic and industry experts who will share critical and objective insights into nuclear energy technologies, their potential applications, and the challenges shaping their role in a high growth (and lower carbon) future. At this course, attendees will:
- Learn about nuclear energy basics – how it works and current issues around economics, safety, waste, security and ensuring peaceful use.
- Participate in focused discussions that examine the benefits, challenges, and future outlook of nuclear technologies.
- Engage with a select group of thought leaders in a collaborative setting guided by Chatham House Rules, promoting candid and meaningful dialogue.
- Have an opportunity to tour the nearby Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant to see the technology at work firsthand.
The application period is now closed. Additional participants may be accommodated as space allows. This course is also being offered in Warsaw, Poland, May 12-14, 2025. Click here for more details. Applicants are expected to attend one session only (not both).
Speakers
Armond Cohen
Executive Director, Clean Air Task Force
Jacopo Buongiorno
Professor of Nuclear Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Matt Bowen
Senior Research Scholar, Columbia University
Steve Comello
Executive Director, Nuclear Scaling Initiative
John Parsons
Deputy Director for Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research
Staffan Qvist
Founder and CEO, Quantified Carbon
Kuhika Gupta
Associate Director for Energy and Nuclear Projects, University of Oklahoma
Kasparas Spokas
Director, Electricity Program, Clean Air Task Force
Kevin Veal
Director of the Office of International Nuclear Safeguards, National Nuclear Security Administration
Spencer Weart
Director Emeritus, American Institute of Physics Center for History of Physics
Patrick White
Research Director, Nuclear Innovation Alliance
