The New Nuclear Watch Institute in partnership with the Nuclear Institute and the EIC (Energy Industries Council) is holding a series of energy policy debates in 2020.
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Thu 23 July 2020
How can investment in nuclear help to stimulate the economy?
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We are working on the agenda for this event and will update this section soon.
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Speakers:
Julia Pyke, SZC Director of Financing and Economic Regulation, EDF Energy
Ieuan Williams, Head of Policy & Public Affairs, Nuclear Industry Association
TBC, BEIS
TBC
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Chaired by:
Tim Yeo, Chairman, The New Nuclear Watch Institute
Wed 30 September 2020
What nuclear needs from COP26
We are working on the agenda for this event and will update this section soon.
Wed 4 November 2020
Financing nuclear new build
We are working on the agenda for this event and will update this section soon.
Past events
Thu 18 June 2020
Advanced and small modular reactors
Many in the nuclear industry believe that advanced and small modular reactors will play a big part in the future of nuclear energy and help to drive down the cost of new plants.
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Speakers:
Alan Woods, Director Strategy and Business Development, Rolls Royce
Lenka Kollar, Director, Strategy & External Relations, NuScale
Elena Pashina, Marketing Director, Rusatom Overseas
Richard Deakin, ISCF Challenge Director, Low Cost Nuclear Challenge, UKRI
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Chaired by:
Tim Yeo, Chairman, The New Nuclear Watch Institute
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Slides - Download here.
Audio - Watch here. (password: 32531981)
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Wed 29 April 2020
Is net zero possible without nuclear?
This policy debate explored the consequences of trying to prevent irreversible climate change without nuclear remaining a significant part of the global energy mix.
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Speakers:
Kirsty Gogan, Co-founder and Executive Director, Energy for Humanity
Alan Raymant, Chief Executive of Bradwell B, CGN UK
Martin Wright, Chair, Renewable Energy Association
Dr Alan Whitehead MP, Shadow Minister for Green New Deal and Energy, BEIS
Ian McCarlie, Partner, Renewables & Clean Tech Sub Sector Lead, Pinsent Masons LLP
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Chaired by:
Tim Yeo, Chairman, The New Nuclear Watch Institute
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Slides - Download here.
Audio - Watch here. (password: 65415137)
Q&A - Download here.