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| Digital modernization is increasingly necessary as plants face tighter margins, more complex operating demands and pressure to do more with leaner teams. This topic explores the upgrade of controls, software, connectivity, workflows and digital tools that improve visibility, execution and decision-making across operations, maintenance and engineering. The emphasis is on practical modernization that supports reliability, performance and long-term operational resilience.
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Digital Modernization Educational Opportunities
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These courses are included for all-access badge holders. You can pre-register for your preferred course; however, seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. COURSE DESCRIPTION: This c …
10:15 AM
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Generation plants that have been repowered or operated across multiple technology eras accumulate a common problem: the information needed to plan, operate, troubleshoot, and maintain the facility exi …
11:15 AM
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As load profiles grow more complex and grid conditions more dynamic, the commercial models that utilities and IPPs have relied on are under pressure. This session examines how Constellation's Modern S …
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Replacing analog safety systems with digital instrumentation and controls at a commercial nuclear reactor is a first-of-a-kind undertaking for most utilities. The engineering is complex, but the licen …
10:15 AM
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The electric sector is entering a new cyber-physical risk era. Generation, transmission, distribution, substations, distributed energy resources, data centers, private generation, vendors, cloud platf …
11:15 AM
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TVA operates more than 100 natural gas and fuel oil generators across 17 sites. Meeting NERC MOD-026 and MOD-027 compliance requirements on a fleet that size, using traditional on-site stage testing w …
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MRO inventory is where equipment reliability and working capital intersect. Overstocking creates obsolescence risk and ties up capital. Understocking drives stockouts, expedited freight, and extended …Chairperson
1:30 PM
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Constellation and Microsoft's partnership extends beyond the Crane Clean Energy Center restart into how AI tools can support nuclear fleet operations. This session spotlights one active application, A …
11:30 AM
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Every major U.S. nuclear utility is now planning or executing large-scale digital instrumentation and control upgrades. Aging analog infrastructure, subsequent license renewals extending plant life to …Chairperson
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Blue Energy files first NRC application for Texas gas-to-nuclear project
Blue Energy has filed the first portion of its NRC construction permit application for a first-of-its-kind gas-to-nuclear power plant in Port of Victoria, Texas. The project would pair GE Vernova gas turbines with BWRX-300 small modular reactors in a phased approach designed to accelerate nuclear deployment.
September 24, 2026
