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2011 Special Summit on New Nuclear Energy Roundtable:
State of the Renaissance

• Ricardo (Ric) Perez, Westinghouse Electric Corporation
• Jacques Besnainou, Areva North America
• Will Marshall, Progressive Policy Institute
• Ganpat Mani, ConverDyn

About the Summit:
The Special Summit features perspectives from government, industry and the non-governmental community as well as roundtable discussions on the state of the global "Nuclear Renaissance" -- including lessons from the recent earthquake and tsunami-related events at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station in Japan; insight from the financial community on new nuclear investment; status reports on new nuclear "first movers"; and assessments of the U.S. licensing paradigm. The Special Summit will also focus on new nuclear infrastructure readiness including nuclear technology advancement; supply chain and workforce readiness; and development of a sustainable fuel cycle. The Special Summit is moderated by Llewellyn King, the Executive Producer and Host of White House Chronicle on PBS — a news and public affairs program airing nationwide and on XM Satellite Radio. He is also a nationally syndicated columnist. The Summit is organized under the auspices of the United States Nuclear Infrastructure Council, the leading national think tank advocate for new nuclear energy.

Panelists:
Ricardo (Ric) Perez
President, Operations
Westinghouse Electric Company
Ricardo (Ric) Perez assumed his current role in 2009 after leading Westinghouse's major growth initiative. As president, Westinghouse Operations, Mr. Perez is responsible for the operational leadership of the Westinghouse four global product areas: Nuclear Automation, Nuclear Fuel, Nuclear Power Plants and Nuclear Services. Prior to this position, Mr. Pérez led the global nuclear power plants unit for Westinghouse Electric Company. Prior to his leadership role in New Plants, Mr. Perez served for seven years in Westinghouse Nuclear Services unit in support of the global fleet of operating reactors. He spent more than a decade supporting nuclear operating plants in the Westinghouse Nuclear Services businesses, including by a three-year assignment as the Westinghouse site services manager at Southern California Edison's San Onofre nuclear generating stations.

Excerpted Quotes:
"Predictability of energy markets is key, predictability of the licensing process, and I will tell you I still want to repeat this, next twelve months we will find whether that is really going to happen or not"

"One of the things we are learning, and you know people always like to bring the Chinese as a threat, but I will tell you same with the Areva project as with our project, we are learning so much in China"

"It has just been invaluable to us. That predictability, or the 'P' word, licensing, energy markets, and performance of construction is going to be key."

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