e future of nuclear energy in acarbon-constrained worldFindings from a new MIT-Study

Tuesday 4 September 2018 from 9 am to 2 pmFondation Simone et Cino Del Duca 10 rue Alfred de Vigny, 75008 Paris

Conférence-débat

Harnessing the power of the atomic nucleus for peacefulpurposes was one of the most astonishing scientific andtechnological achievements of the 20th century. It hasbenefitted medicine, security, and energy. Yet, aer a fewdecades of rapid growth, investment in nuclear energy hasstalled in many developed countries and nuclear energynow constitutes a meager 5% of global primary energyproduction.

In the 21st century, the world faces the new challenge ofdrastically reducing emissions of greenhouse gases whilesimultaneously expanding access to energy and economicopportunity for billions of people. In the new MIT studypresented here, we have examined this challenge in theelectricity sector, which has been widely identified as anearly candidate for deep decarbonization. e mainfindings will be discussed in three thematic sessions.

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The Organizers

Sébastien CAnDeLPresident, Académie des sciencesSébastien Candel is an Emeritus Professor at CentraleSupélec, University Paris-Saclay and an Honorary Professor at Institut universitaire de France. He obtainedan engineering degree from École Centrale Paris, a PhD from the CaliforniaInstitute of Technology and a Science Doctorate from université Pierre-et-Marie-Curie. His research in the domains of combustion and aeroacoustics, hasapplications in energy and in aerospace propulsion. Among many distinctions,Sébastien Candel has been the recipient of the silver medal of CNRS, the MarcelDassault Grand Prize of Académie des sciences, the Distinguished Alumni Awardof the California Institute of Technology, the Silver and Gold medals both fromthe Combustion Institute. He is currently chairing the scientific council of EDFand the launchers research and technology evaluation committee of CNES (theFrench Space Research Center).

Jean-Bernard LéVyChairman and CEO, EDFJean-Bernard Lévy was appointed Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of EDFGroup on November 26th, 2014. From December 2012 to November 2014 he wasthe Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ales, a leading electronics andsystems industrial group. From 2002 to 2012, he was at Vivendi, a globalcommunications and digital media company, based in Paris. He was ChiefOperating Officer of Vivendi from 2002 to 2005, and CEO from 2005 to 2012.From 1998 to 2002 he was Managing Partner, Corporate Finance at Oddo & Cie.From 1995 to 1998 he was Chairman and CEO of Matra Communication. Jean-Bernard Lévy was General Manager, Communications satellites of Matra Espaceand then Matra Marconi Space from 1988 until 1993, when he became Chief ofStaff to Gérard Longuet, the French Minister for Industry, Postal Services &Telecommunications and Foreign Trade.

Dominique MInIèreGroup Senior Executive Vice President, Nuclear and ermal Power Plants Divi-sion, EDFA graduate of the Paris Ecole des Mines, Dominique Minière joined EDF in 1982as a maintenance engineer, being notably in charge of department for both thethermal and nuclear French fleets. He took part to the commissioning of theGolfech NPP in France from 1986 to 1989 and the Daya-Bay NPP in China, from1993 to 1997. In 1999, he was Station Director for the Cattenom NPP. From 2002to 2013, Mr. Minière was Deputy Director and then Director of the NuclearProduction Division. In March 2013 he was appointed Deputy Director of theGeneration Division. Since January 2015 he has been Group Senior Executive VicePresident, Nuclear and ermal Power Plants Division.

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9:00 am Opening sessionSébastien CAnDeL, President, Académie des sciencesJean-Bernard LéVy, Chairman and CEO, EDF

9:30 am Is nuclear needed for decarbonizing the World’s power sector?Jacopo BuOngIOrnO, Professor, nuclear science and engineering, Massachussetts Institute of Technology

9:45 am Exchange with the audience

10:15 am Where is the cost of new nuclear and how to reduce itDavid PeTTI, Fellow, Idaho National Laboratory

10:30 am Exchange with the audience

11:00 am Coffee Break

11:15 am e role of industry and government in developing new nuclear technologyJohn PArSOnS, Senior lecturer, Sloan School of Management, Massachussetts Institute of Technology

11:30 am Exchange with the audience

12:00 am ConclusionDominique MInIère, Group Senior Executive Vice President, Nuclear and ermal Power Plants Division, EDF

12:30 am Lunch on site

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The authors of the study

Jacopo BuOngIOrnOProfessor, nuclear science and engineering, Massachussetts Institute of TechnologyJacopo Buongiorno has published over 80 journal articles in the areas of reactorsafety and design, two-phase flow and heat transfer, and nanofluid technology. Forhis research work and his teaching at MIT he won several awards, including,recently, the Ruth and Joel Spira Award (MIT, 2015), and the Landis Young MemberEngineering Achievement Award (American Nuclear Society, 2011). He is theDirector of the Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems (CANES), which isone of eight Low-Carbon-Energy Centers (LCEC) of the MIT Energy initiative(MITEI), as well as the Director of the MIT study on the Future of Nuclear Energyin a Carbon-Constrained World.

John PArSOnSSenior lecturer, Sloan School of Management, Massachussetts Institute of TechnologyJohn Parsons’ research focuses on the valuation and financing of investments inenergy and environmental markets, and problems of risk management. He iscurrently the co-Director of the MIT Energy Initiative’s Low Carbon Energy Centerfocused on advanced nuclear generation and a co-Director of the MIT study onthe Future of Nuclear Energy in a Carbon-Constrained World. He was a memberof the MIT Future of Solar Energy study group, the MIT Future of the Nuclear FuelCycle study group, and the MIT Future of Natural Gas study group, and a memberof the Advisory Committee of the MIT Utility of the Future study.

David A. PeTTIFellow, Idaho National LaboratoryDavid Petti has been recognized as a Fellow at both the Idaho NationalLaboratory and the American Nuclear Society. He is the author of over 100 peer-reviewed publications and 50 national and international conference proceedingsin the areas of fusion safety, TRISO-coated particle fuel behavior, and fissionreactor safety. With over 30 years of experience in nuclear fission and fusiontechnology, he currently serves under a Joint Appointment with MIT as theExecutive Director of a study on the Future of Nuclear Power in a CarbonConstrained World. He has also served as the Deputy Director and the US leadfor Safety and Standards in the DOE Fusion Technology program.

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