The Texas Nuclear Alliance (TNA) spent the first weekend of SXSW 2024 convening leaders in nuclear energy to discuss how nuclear can deliver safe, reliable, and affordable power, the nearly endless possible applications in Texas, and the policies that are needed to make it all a reality.
On Sunday afternoon, TNA President Reed Clay moderated an official SXSW panel, How Nuclear is Solving the Energy Rubik’s Cube, featuring Caroline Cochran from Oklo Inc, which is developing next-generation fission reactors to produce abundant, affordable, clean energy at a global scale, Mason Emnett from Constellation, which recently purchased NRG’s share of the South Texas Project Nuclear Generating Station, and Edward Stones from Dow, which recently announced a partnership with X-energy to build the first advanced nuclear reactor for an industrial site in Texas at their Seadrift facility.
A Sunday evening event, which association president Reed Clay also moderated, focused on the future potential of advanced nuclear in Texas. The discussion featured remarks from PUC Commissioner Jimmy Glotfelty, who heads up the Texas Advanced Nuclear Reactor Working Group, J. Clay Sell, CEO of X-energy, a leading advanced nuclear developer who has partnered with Dow (see above); UT Austin Nuclear Engineering Professor Derek Haas, a consulting expert for Natura Resources who is developing a Molten Salt Reactor that will be built and operated at Abilene Christian University; and Carl Perez, Co-Founder & CEO of Exodys Energy, which aims to recycle $100 billion worth of nuclear waste into an abundant clean energy supply.
“A huge thanks to Caroline, Mason, Edward, Commissioner Glotfelty, Derek, Clay and Carlos for the captivating discussions. The future of the nuclear industry in Texas looks strong thanks to your leadership,” said Reed Clay, president of the Texas Nuclear Alliance.
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The Texas Nuclear Alliance is the only trade association in Texas focused on increasing awareness of nuclear technology’s crucial role in everyday life and educating Texans and policymakers about the benefits of nuclear technology.
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