Wednesday

Plenary

Topic

Facilitated by:

08:00 - 08:45

Registration

General
Location: Grote Foyer

09:00 - 09:30

Opening/Welcome

Maurits Wolleswinkel - CEO at NRG PALLAS
Location: Kleine Zaal

Keynote plenary sessions

09:30 - 10:00

Turning ambition into a flourishing nuclear ecosystem

Nora van der Wenden - Manager Nuclear Ecosystem and Deputy Director Nuclear Energy
Location: Kleine Zaal

10:00 - 10:30

The Golden Age: Delivering UK Nuclear Differently

Abigail Luxton - Chief of Staff at GBE-N
Location: Kleine Zaal

Coffee break / EXPO

11:00 - 11:30

Innovations to de-risking new nuclear construction

Micah Hackett - Vice President Fuels & Materials at Kairos
Location: Kleine Zaal

11:30 - 12:00

Darlington SMR Unit 1: Building on Nuclear Project Success

Ryan Howard - Vice President at OPG
Location: Kleine Zaal

Lunch
Track sessions 13:00 - 17:00

Industry 1.1 - LTO>60 1.2 - SMR's 1.3

Break

17:00 - 17:30

Insights on Nuclear in the Netherlands

Jo Annes de Bat - Minister for Energy Infrastructure and Nuclear Affairs
Location: Kleine Zaal

17:30 - 17:45

Wrap up day 1

Sannah van Balen - Moderator NIC
Location: Kleine Zaal

18:45 - 19:15

An open invite to connect

Jan Willem van Hoogstraten - CEO at NEO NL
Location: Kleine Zaal

Networking dinner and social programme

21:00

Closure day 1

Wednesday
Session 1.1: Industry
Location: Van Beinum Zaal

Industry

Topic

Facilitated by:

13:00 - 13:30

Rebuilding the Datacenter Market for AI – A case for Nuclear Energy as the building block for the Energy Hubs

Michiel Eielts - EQUINIX
Location: Van Beinum Zaal

13:30 - 14:00

Joint presentative with Michiel Eielt

Dirk Rabelink - ULC ENERGY
Location: Van Beinum Zaal

14:00 - 14:30

The shifting energy mix for green steel production

Carel Kleemans - TATA STEEL
Location: Van Beinum Zaal

Coffee break

15:00 - 15:30

Development of HTGR for industrial heat supply towards carbon neutral by 2050 in Japan

Nariaki Sakaba - JAEA
Location: Van Beinum Zaal

15:30 - 16:00

A Glimpse into the Future: Compact Nuclear Reactors as Enablers for Efficient Cislunar Transport and Deep Space Operations

Armin Herbertz - ESA
Location: Van Beinum Zaal

16:00 - 16:30

How industrial transformation and nuclear energy supply affect each other

André Faaij - TNO
Location: Van Beinum Zaal

16:30 - 16:50

Panel Session

Tim van Lunteren - NRG PALLAS
Location: Van Beinum Zaal

Break

Wednesday
Session 1.2 LTO>60
Location: Van Warmerdam Zaal

LTO>60

Topic:

Facilitated by:

13:00 - 13:30

LTO Borssele NPP, from 60 to 80 years

Andreas van Wijk - BORSSELE NPP
Location: Van Warmerdam Zaal

13:30 - 14:00

EPRI Research to Support 60+ and 80+ Years of NPP Operation

Garry Young - EPRI
Location: Van Warmerdam Zaal

14:00 - 14:30

The Paks NPP Subsequent Licence Renewal Programme and Its Challenges

Mihaily Czibula - PAKS NPP
Location: Van Warmerdam Zaal

Coffee break

15:00 - 15:30

Bridging the EQ knowledge gap for life extension

Cindy Maples-Abidi - NRG PALLAS
Location: Van Warmerdam Zaal

15:30 - 16:00

LTO Beyond 60 - Aging effects from a design perspective

Robert Magnusson - RINGHALS NPP
Location: Van Warmerdam Zaal

16:00 - 16:30

ELTO – Extended Life Time Operation, The natural next step?

Mats Ekblad & Tommy Holm - OSKARSHAMN NPP
Location: Van Warmerdam Zaal

16:30 - 16:50

Panel Session

Frederic Blom - NRG PALLAS
Location: Van Warmerdam Zaal

Break

Wednesday
Session 1.3 SMR's
Location: Kleine Zaal

SMR's

Topic:

Facilitated by:

13:00 - 13:30

Fuelling Nuclear: The Role of SMRs and the Evaluation of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle

Sophie Dijkstra - URENCO
Location: Kleine Zaal

13:30 - 14:00

From bridges to reactors: lessons learned from Infrastructure Delivery for SMR Delivery

Erik van Jaarsveld - ARCADIS
Location: Kleine Zaal

14:00 - 14:30

What can the first SMRs in The Netherlands learn from the PALLAS project

Jan van der Marel - NRG PALLAS
Location: Kleine Zaal

Coffee break

15:00 - 15:30

Regulating SMR’s and more in the Netherlands

Rick Bulk - ANVS
Location: Kleine Zaal

15:30 - 16:00

Empowering competitive industrial decarbonization and grid stability in the Netherlands through advanced modular reactors.

Margot De Kerpoisson - HEXANA
Location: Kleine Zaal

16:00 - 16:30

Pioneering Sustainable, Low-Carbon High-Value Molecule Production with a Gen IV Lead-cooled AMR

Vincent Schryvers - SCK CEN
Location: Kleine Zaal

16:30 - 16:50

Panel session

Marieke van Gemert - NRG PALLAS
Location: Kleine Zaal

Break

Thursday

Keynote plenary sessions

Plenary

Topic

Facilitated by:

08:50 - 09:00

Opening day 2

Sannah van Balen - Moderator NIC
Location: Kleine Zaal

09:00 - 15:00

Line sessions

Advanced Reactors (2.1), Ageing in New NPP's (2.2), Lessons Learned (2.3), Financing Nuclear (2.4), Innovations in Ageing Management (2.5), Supply Chain (2.6)

Locations:
Advanced Reactors 2.1: Van Warmerdam Zaal
Ageing in New NPP's 2.2: Van Beinum Zaal
Lessons Learned 2.3: Kleine Zaal
Financing Nuclear 2.4: Kleine Zaal
Innovations in AM 2.5: Van Warmerdam Zaal
Supply Chain 2.6: Van Beinum Zaal

15:20 - 15:30

Wrap up day 2

Sannah van Balen
Location: Kleine Zaal

15:30 - 16:00

Back to the future. Yesterday teaches you; tomorrow gives you a chance.

Bram Paul Jobse - CFO at EPZ
Location: Kleine Zaal

16:00 - 16:25

Building the first molten salt reactor in Europe

Sander de Groot - CSO at Thorizon
Location: Kleine Zaal

16:25 - 16:50

Bringing nuclear energy to maritime and onshore users: the Allseas HTGR Journey

André Steenhuis - Technical Authority
Location: Kleine Zaal

16:50 - 17:20

Tailoring SMR for regional communities; the Gelderland perspective on Europe's energy transition

Ans Mol - Executive at Province of Gelderland
Location: Kleine Zaal

17:20 - 17:45

Closing of NIC2026

Joost van den Broek - Executive Director Nuclear Energy Services at NRG PALLAS
Location: Kleine Zaal

17:45 - 18:30

End drinks

Location: Grote Foyer

Thursday
Session 2.1: Advanced Reactors
Location: Van Warmerdam Zaal

Advanced Reactors

Topic

Facilitated by:

09:00 - 09:30

Microreactors for Near-term Deployment

Florent Heidet - NANO NUCLEAR
Location: Van Warmerdam Zaal

09:30 - 10:00

Delivering carbon-free thermal and electrical energy

Bill Smith - TERRESTRIAL ENERGY
Location: Van Warmerdam Zaal

10:00 - 10:30

Development of Individual Nuclear Graphite Materials for both HTGR and MSR Reactors.

Houzheng Wu - SIAMC
Location: Van Warmerdam Zaal

Coffee break

11:00 - 11:30

Xe-100 X-energy HTGR

Oded Doron - X-ENERGY
Location: Van Warmerdam Zaal

11:30 - 12:00

Advanced Nuclear R&D: Learning Outside to Move Faster

Luca Silvioli - NEWCLEO
Location: Van Warmerdam Zaal

12:00 - 12:30

Panel Session

Tim van Lunteren - NRG PALLAS
Location: Van Warmerdam Zaal

Lunch and expositions

Thursday
Session 2.2: Ageing in new NPP's
Location: Van Beinum Zaal

Ageing in new NPP's

Topic

Facilitated by:

09:00 - 09:30

General Ageing management approach in early operation in TVO OL3

Matti Vaaheranta - OLKILUOTO NPP
Location: Van Beinum Zaal

09:30 - 10:00

Ageing Management in Barakah NPP

Abdulla Al Hammadi and Anand Upadhyay - BARAKAH NPP
Location: Van Beinum Zaal

10:00 - 10:30

How does the use of passive safety systems impact aging management - the AP1000 plant experience

Julie Gorgemans - WESTINGHOUSE
Location: Van Beinum Zaal

Coffee break

11:00 - 11:30

The Material Ageing Institute - An international consortium driving excellence in nuclear long-term operation

Marie Berthelot - EDF
Location: Van Beinum Zaal

11:30 - 12:00

Designing the RR SMR with Ageing Management in mind

Jason Swan - ROLLS ROYCE
Location: Van Beinum Zaal

12:00 - 12:30

Panel Session

Frederic Blom - NRG PALLAS
Location: Van Beinum Zaal

Lunch and expositions

Thursday
Session 2.3: Lessons learned
Location: Kleine Zaal

Lessons learned

Topic

Facilitated by:

09:00 - 09:30

What will be the biggest challenges to realize large NPPs in the near future?

Paul Pearson - AMENTUM
Location: Kleine Zaal

09:30 - 10:00

Delivering Hinkley Point C: Boosting Economic Growth and Creating a Long Term Legacy.

Andrew Cockcroft - EDF
Location: Kleine Zaal

10:00 - 10:30

Nuclear development, great! But what about the waste?

Jan Boelen - COVRA
Location: Kleine Zaal

Coffee break

11:00 - 11:30

Operating Experience from Early-Stage Nuclear Plant Failures

Anand Upadhyay - BARAKAH NPP
Location: Kleine Zaal

11:30 - 12:00

Building the Next Nuclear Fleet - Lessons from Recent Large Nuclear Projects

Roman Romanowski - WESTINGHOUSE
Location: Kleine Zaal

12:00 - 12:30

Panel Sessions

Moderated by Marieke van Gemert
Location: Kleine Zaal

Lunch and expositions

Thursday
Session 2.4: Financing Nuclear
Location: Kleine Zaal

Financing Nuclear

Topic

Facilitated by:

13:30 - 15:00

Panel Session moderated by Sannah van Balen

Hilde Egeland Olsen - ABN AMRO

Chantal Schrijver - European Investment Bank

Mark Muldowney - BNP Paribas

Reda Atibi - Invest-NL

Coffee break

Thursday
Session 2.5: Innovations in Ageing Management
Location: Van Warmerdam Zaal

Innovations in Ageing Management

Topic

Facilitated by:

13:30 - 14:00

Additive Manufacturing for Nuclear Power Plant Applications

Robert Magnusson - RINGHALS NPP
Location: Van Warmerdam Zaal

14:00 - 14:30

Ageing management: Evaluating beam tube corrosion

Joeri Tober - UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY DELFT
Location: Van Warmerdam Zaal

14:30 - 15:00

El-Peacetolero : An embedded Opto-electronic system for non-destructive monitoring of polymer ageing

Mohamed Ben Chouikha - SORBONNE UNIVERSITY
Location: Van Warmerdam Zaal

Coffee break

Thursday
Session 2.6: Supply Chain
Location: Van Beinum Zaal

Supply Chain

Topic

Facilitated by:

13:30 - 14:00

Working in Nuclear: Mammoet’s Perspective on Certifications, Challenges, and What Really Matters

Justin Vreugdenhill - MAMMOET
Location: Van Beinum Zaal

14:00 - 14:30

Is working in the nuclear sector the next frontier?

Pim Reuderink - BUREAU VERITAS
Location: Van Beinum Zaal

14:30 - 15:00

Reframing Supply Chain Opportunities: Beyond Local Content

Fabio Nouchy - TRACTEBEL
Location: Van Beinum Zaal

Coffee break
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