Wednesday, August 26|8:00 am – 8:30 am|Trinity Ballroom
Opening and Panel Intro - Mark Peters, ANS President 2026-2027
July 4: Criticality as the Catalyst to Deployment
A new generation of reactor developers is moving from ambitious vision to operational reality. Leaders from emerging reactor companies and the Department of Energy will discuss recent milestones, deployment strategies, and the lessons learned as advanced nuclear projects progress from achieving first criticality to commercial operation.
Moderator
Panelists
Bobby Gallagher
Chief Executive Officer
Deployable Energy
Deputy Manager for Nuclear Energy, Operations & Security
U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Nuclear Energy, Idaho Operations
Speaker
ANS President 2026-2027 and President & Chief Executive Officer, The MITRE Corporation