New Nuclear for Maritime: A new era for the United States

As the U.S. launches a bold new initiative to revitalize its shipbuilding capabilities, New Nuclear: A New Era in U.S. Maritime brings together key stakeholders to explore how advanced nuclear technologies can play a pivotal role in strengthening America’s maritime industrial base.

Hosted in line with the mission of the newly established U.S. shipbuilding office, this summit will examine how next-generation nuclear can drive innovation, enhance maritime fleet endurance and position the United States as a global leader in clean maritime power. Discussions will focus on advanced nuclear as a competitive catalyst for U.S. shipbuilding resurgence; enabling resilient, next-gen maritime infrastructure; policy, regulation, and interagency coordination; workforce development and supply chain readiness and strategic and commercial applications for nuclear-powered vessels.

Agenda:

8am - 8.45am: REGISTRATION

8.45am - 9am: WELCOME by conference chair Charlotte Vere (CORE POWER)

9am - 9.20am: OPENING KEYNOTE by Mikal Boe (CORE POWER)

9.20am - 10.20am: CHARTING THE COURSE: U.S. LEADERSHIP IN MARITIME NUCLEAR INNOVATION presentation by Rian Bahran (Department of Energy), followed by panel with Mikal Boe (CORE POWER), Chris Wiernicki, Admiral John Richardson, Stephen Carmel (MARAD)

10.20am - 10.50am: COFFEE BREAK

10.50am - 11.10am: KEYNOTE by Rep. Chuck Fleischmann

11.10am - 12.10pm: FROM POLICY TO PRACTICE: KEY REGULATORY MILESTONES panel discussion with Scott Edwards (CORE POWER), Amy Roma (Hogan Lovells), Alec Neller (NRC), Virginia Crosbie (NEMO) and Patrick Ryan (ABS)

12.15pm - 1.15pm: LUNCH

1.15pm - 1.30pm: KEYNOTE PRESENTATION by Matt Napoli (NNSA)

1.30pm -2.30pm: FISSION AT SEA: THE FUTURE OF SHIPPING presentation by Rear Admiral Arguin (USCG) and panel featuring Erin Teige (CORE POWER), Jerry Paul, Sam Norton (OSG),  Morgan Fanberg (Glosten) and Brent Sadler (Heritage Foundation)

2.30pm - 3.15pm: TECHNOLOGY CRITERIA FOR NUCLEAR IN MARITIME fireside chat with Mikal Boe (CORE POWER), Phil Malone (CORE POWER) and Admiral John Richardson.

3.15pm - 3.45pm: COFFEE BREAK

3.45pm - 4.30pm PORTABLE POWER, GLOBAL REACH: THE STRATEGIC CASE FOR FNPPS presentation and panel with Richard Kidd, Alice Caponiti (CORE POWER), Jeffery Pollack (Corpus Christi), Alberto Morandi (NOV) and Nick Irvin (Southern Company)

4.30pm - 5pm: REBUILDING MARITIME DOMINANCE: AUTHOR INSIGHTS fireside chat with Sanjana Shashikumar (CORE POWER) Admiral James G. Foggo  (Center for Maritime Strategy), John Konrad (GCaptain) and Dr. Steven Wills (Center for Maritime Strategy)

5pm - 5.20pm: NUCLEAR AT SEA: BUILDING THE BUSINESS CASE OF NEW NUCLEAR IN THE U.S. presentation by Alice Caponiti (CORE POWER)

5.20pm - 5.30pm: CLOSING REMARKS

5.30pm onwards: COCKTAIL EVENT

This summit is a critical forum for re-imagining American shipbuilding through the lens of nuclear innovation—linking energy leadership with maritime strength.

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