Nuclear projects are capital-intensive, long-dated and politically exposed—and the gap between a reactor design and a built, operating plant is where most of them fail. This panel explores the innovations in delivery, financing, government support and new capital stack architectures that turn nuclear designs into bankable projects delivered at scale.

Speakers:

  • Kirsty Gogan, TerraPraxis, Managing Partner
  • Elina Teplinsky, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, Nuclear Energy Partner and Energy Industry Leader
  • Jake Jurewicz, Blue Energy, CEO & Co-Founder
  • Erich Scherer, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), Director of Strategy

Moderator:

  • Hunter Dare, Oppenheimer Energy, Head of Finance and Capital Markets

For questions, please contact Karan Kumar.

Pillsbury Participant

Additional Participants

Kirsty Gogan, TerraPraxis, Managing Partner
Jake Jurewicz, Blue Energy, CEO & Co-Founder
Erich Scherer, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), Director of Strategy
Hunter Dare, Oppenheimer Energy, Head of Finance and Capital Markets

Sponsors

Nuclear New York
Generation Atomic
Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability
Cornel NiCE (Nuclear is Clean Energy)
Columbia NiCE (Nuclear is Clean Energy)