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Past Events

November 17, 2011
Radioactive Materials Transportation Committee Meeting
Hotel: The Intercontinental Miami
Miami, Florida

Download: Agenda

Presentations:

• DOE Environmental Management Briefing
  Mr. Stephen O'Connor, DOE/EM Office of Transportation

• Nuclear Regulatory Commission Overview
  Mr. Earl Easton, Nuclear Regulatory Commission

• WIPP Transportation Program and National TRU Activities
  Mr. Bill Mackie, Carlsbad Field Office

• Private Sector Transport
  Ms. Barb Englehart, Logistics Solutions Specialist, Nordion

• DOE-Savannah River Site Program Update
  Mr. Bert Crapse, DOE-Savannah River

• Foreign Research Reactor Program
  Mr. Jeff Galan, National Nuclear Security Administration

• High-Level Radioactive Waste Repository Alternative Plan
  Mr. John Heaton, Energy Development Coordinator, City of Carlsbad

October 15-17, 2011
Southern States Energy Board's 51st Annual Meeting
Hotel: Richmond Marriott
Richmond, Virginia

Video Live Stream

Download: Agenda

Presentations:

• Working Together-The South and America's Energy Future
  Mr. Paul Koonce, CEO, Dominion Virginia Power

• Working Together-The South and RD&D Partnering
  Mr. John Litynski, P.E., Technology Manager, U.S. DOE, National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL)

• New & Innovative Energy Legislation: Tennessee House Energy Task Force
  Representative John Ragan, Tennessee

• Strategic Role of the North American Electric Reliability Corporation in Securing Our Energy Future
  Mr. Gerry Cauley, President and CEO, North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC)

• Global Energy Future and Coal
  Mr. Jacob Williams, Vice President, Global Energy Analytics, Peabody

• Low-Cost, Reliable Electricity-At Risk
  Mr. Jon Wood, Vice President, Government and External Affairs, Alpha Natural Resources

• Investing in the Future: Expanding Nuclear Energy in the South
  Ms. Cheri Collins, General Manager Nuclear Liaison, Southern Company

• Grid Modernization: Building the Future
  Mr. John Caldwell, Director of Economics, Edison Electric Institute

• Laser Inertial Fusion Energy (LIFE): Safe, Commercial-Scale Power Within A Decade (coming soon)
  Dr. Edward Moses, Director, National Ignition Facility (NIF) and Associate, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)

• Carbon Management: Southern Leadership of A Regional Partnership
  Dr. Gerald R. Hill, Senior Technical Advisor, Southern States Energy Board

• Latest Development in Offshore and Onshore Oil and Gas Drilling
  Ms. Rayola Dougher, Senior Economic Advisor, American Petroleum Institute

October 4, 2011

Governors Energy Summit
Hotel: Hilton Alexandria Mark Center
Alexandria, Virginia
Video Live Stream

August 22, 2011
Southern Emergency Response Council Meeting
Hotel: Omni Richmond Hotel
Richmond, Virginia

August 19, 2011
Associate Members Meeting
In conjunction with the Southern Governors' Association
Hotel: Grove Park Inn
Asheville, North Carolina

Download: Agenda

Presentations:

• State and Federal Relations Further Strained by EPA's Latest Round of Power Plant Regulations
  Mr. Michael J. Nasi, Jackson Walker LLP

• Appalachian Coal, the EPA, and the Economic Threat to the Southern States
  Mr. Bill Bissett, President, Kentucky Coal Association

• A Reality Check on Current Energy & Environmental Policies
  Mr. Kipp Coddington, Mowrey Meezan Coddington Cloud LLP

• State Energy Policy and Initiatives: Making It Happen

Secretary Len Peters, Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet

Mr. Jeff Herholdt, Director, West Virginia Division of Energy

Ms. Jill Stuckey, Director, Center for Innovation for Energy, Georgia Environmental Finance Authority

July 16, 2011

2011 Briefing to Southern Legislators
In conjunction with the Southern Legislative Conference
Hotel: The Peabody Hotel
Memphis, Tennessee

Download:Agenda

Presentations:

• Welcome and Opening Remarks
  Mr. Ken Nemeth, Secretary and Executive Director, Southern States Energy Board

• National Economic Research Associates (NERA) Analysis on EPA Power Plant Regulations: Impact on Jobs and the Economy
  Mr. Randy Eminger, Vice President for South Region, American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity

• TVAs Strategy for Future Energy Development
  Mr. Justin Maierhofer, Director of Government Relations, Tennessee Valley Authority

• Advanced Clean Coal Technology: Plant Ratcliffe, Kemper County, Mississippi
  Representative Jim Ellington, Mississippi, Member, SSEB Executive Committee

• Introduction of a Special Video on Cyber Security and Potential Risks to the U.S. Energy Infrastructure
  Mr. Ken Nemeth, Secretary and Executive Director, Southern States Energy Board

• CO2 Pipelines for Enhanced Oil Recovery
  Mr.Darrick Eugene, Counsel,Texas Carbon Capture and Storage Association

• A Smarter Approach to Environmental Improvements Without Risking Economic and Energy Security
  Mr. Paul Loeffelman, Managing Director, Corporate External Affairs,American Electric Power

May 24-25, 2011
Meeting of the Committee on Clean Coal and Energy Technologies Collaboration
In conjunction with the Eastern Coal Council
32nd Annual Coal Conference Presentations
Hotel: Marriott Meadowview Resort
Kingsport, Tennessee

May 10-12, 2011

WIPP Transportation Meeting
2011 DOE National Transportation Stakeholders Forum
Hotel: The Curtis Hotel
Denver, Colorado

Download: Agenda

Presentations:

• WIPP Transportation Program and National TRU Activities
  Mr. William B. Mackie, Carlsbad Field Office

• Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance Level VI Program Update
  Mr. Larry Stern, Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance

• 2011 Louisiana WIPPTREX Report Out
  Mr. Pliny Auzenne, LA Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness

• Nuclear and Radiological Field Center Training Program Overview
  Mr. Don Bowes, National Security Complex

March 14-16, 2011

BioPro Expo & Marketplace 2011
Hotel: Atlanta Hilton
Atlanta, Georgia

March 9-10, 2011
6th Annual Southeast Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership Stakeholders' Briefing
Hotel: Hilton Atlanta Airport
Atlanta, Georgia

Download: Agenda

Presentations:

• Fundamentals of Sequestration in Coal and Shale
  Dr. Jack Pashin, Geological Survey of Alabama

• CCS Best Practices-Examples from the Field
  Dr. Tim Carr, West Virginia University

• Risk Assessment for CO2 Sequestration
  Dr. Ian Duncan, Bureau of Economic Geology
  The University of Texas at Austin

• Commercial CO2 Sequestration Will Differ from Demonstration Projects
  Mr. Dwight Peters, Schlumberger Carbon Services

• Address by NETL
  Ms. Traci Rodosta, National Energy Technology Laboratory

• Black Warrior Basin (Alabama) Coal Seam Project
  Dr. Jack Pashin, Geological Survey of Alabama

• Evaluation of Large-Volume Carbon Sequestration Test in Central Appalachia
  Mr. Ed Diminick, Marshall Miller & Associates
  Dr. Nino Ripepi, Virginia Center for Coal and Energy Research, Virginia Tech

• SECARB Pipeline and Offshore Studies: Legal and Regulatory
  Mr. Darrick Eugene, Interstate Oil & Gas Compact Commission

• SECARB Offshore Study: Capacity Estimates and Existing Infrastructure
  Ms. Denise Hills, Geological Survey of Alabama

• SECARB Offshore Study: Federal Waters
  Mr. Dave Carr, Bureau of Economic Geology
  The University of Texas at Austin

• Site Setting, Scope of Program, and Results
  Dr. Susan Hovorka, Bureau of Economic Geology
  The University of Texas at Austin

• Well and Instrument Design, Installation, and Operations and Lessons Learned
  Mr. David Freeman, Sandia Technologies

• Modeling Program: Results to Date
  Dr. Seyyed Hosseini, Bureau of Economic Geology
  The University of Texas at Austin

• Project Design and Progress
  Mr. Rob Trautz, Electric Power Research Institute

• Southern Company/MHI Capture Unit
  Mr. Michael Ivie, Southern Company

• Detailed Geologic Characterization and Modeling
  Mr. Dave Riestenberg, Advanced Resources International, Inc.

• RTI International-TECO: Polk Power Station CCS & Warm Gas Cleanup
  Mr. Byron Burrows, Tampa Electric Company

• Mississippi Power: Kemper County (Plant Ratcliffe) IGCC Project
  Dr. Richard Esposito, Southern Company

• American Electric Power: Mountaineer CCS Project
  Mr. Gary Spitznogle, American Electric Power

February 28, 2011
Associate Members Meeting
Hotel: Capital Hilton
Washington, DC

Download: Agenda (52.2kb PDF)

Presentations:

• The Role of Natural Gas Vehicles in Securing U.S. Energy Security (9.58mb PDF)
  Mr. Bob Strickland, Alagasco

• The Future of Coal(559kb PDF)
  Ms. Megan Parsons, Energy Development Burns & McDonnell Engineering

• EPA Regulations-Higher Costs and Uncertainty on Manufacturing Competitiveness and Jobs(1.05mb PDF)
  Mr. Paul Cicio, Industrial Energy Consumers of America

November 30-December 1, 2010
Radioactive Materials Transportation Committee Meeting
Hotel: The New Orleans Marriott
New Orleans, Louisiana

Download: Agenda (87kb PDF)

Presentations:

• WIPP Transportation Program and National TRU Activities (1.24mb PDF)
  Mr. Bill Mackie, Carlsbad Field Office

• 2010 Texas WIPPTREX Execution and Lessons Learned(3.16mb PDF)
  Mr. Mike Rutherford, Texas Department of State Health Services

• Nuclear Regulatory Commission Overview
  Update on NRC Activities(1.71mb PDF)
  Part 37 (152kb PDF)
  Spent Nuclear Fuel Transportation Security Rulemaking Activities at the U.S. NRC(881kb PDF)
  MacArthur Maze and Newhall Pass Fires & their Implications for Spent Fuel Transport(5.96mb PDF)
  Mr. Earl Easton, Nuclear Regulatory Commission

• Rail Inspection Protocol Working Group (1.70mb PDF)
  Mr. Cort Richardson, Council of State Governments-Northeastern Office

• 2011 Louisiana WIPPTREX Planning Status(2.84mb PDF)
  Mr. Pliny Auzenne, LA Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
  Mr. David Lewis, URS-Washington TRU Solutions

• DOE Environmental Management Briefing(1.11mb PDF)
  Mr. William Spurgeon, DOE/EM Office of Transportation

• Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance Report(1.15kb PDF)
  Captain Bruce Bugg, Georgia Department of Public Safety

• U. S. Department of Transportation-Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Update(1.15kb PDF)
  Comprehensitive Safety Analysis (CSA) 2010(1.18kb PDF)
  Mr. David Ford, Hazardous Materials Program Manager, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

• DOE-Savannah River Site Program Update(1.30mb PDF)
  Mr. John Gilmour, Savannah River Nuclear Solutions

October 14-15, 2010
Biomass South 2010: A New Horizon
Hotel: University of Memphis Holiday Inn and FedEx Institute of Technology
Memphis, Tennessee
Sponsorship: Biomass South 2010 Sponsorship Opportunities

September 15-17, 2010
2010 Annual Meeting and 50th Anniversary Celebration
The Greenbrier
White Sulfur Springs, West Virginia

Download: Agenda (149kb PDF)

Presentations:

• Into the Future: Energy for America in the Next 50 Years (4.53mb PDF)
  Dr. Anthony Cugini,Director, National Energy Technology Laboratory, US Department of Energy

• Make or Break for US Green Energy: The Rare Earth Supply Chain (1.40mb PDF)
  Mr. Mark Smith,CEO, Molycorp

• Rapid Prototyping-Accelerating Electricity Transformation (1.39mb PDF)
  Mr. John F. Kelly, Deputy Director, Galvin Electricity Initiative

• Advancing Technologies: The Key to a Clean Energy Future(2.25mb PDF)
  Mr. Steven F. Leer, Chairman/CEO, Arch Coal, Inc.

• Ensuring Energy Independence and National Security for America(9.6mb PDF)
  Mr. Adam Victor, President/CEO, TransGas Development Systems

• Impact of Federal Policies and Regulations on Energy Security(5.14mb PDF)
  Mr. Steve Miller, President/CEO, American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity

• Alberta's Role in North American Energy Security (1.01mb PDF)
  The Honorable Iris Evans, Alberta Minister of International & Intergovernmental Relations
  Alberta, Canada

• Energy Diversity:The Key to a Reliable, Secure Future(1.92 mb PDF)
  Mr. Bob Blue, Senior Vice President, Public Policy and Environment, Dominion

• Energy, Environment and the Economy(10.6mb PDF)
  Mr. Robert Bradley Jr., CEO/Founder, Institute for Energy Research

• Transforming Our Energy Future: Industry Perspectives
  Mr. Paul Evanson, President/CEO - Allegheny Energy, Inc. (1.12 mb PDF)
  Mr. Michael Morris, Chairman/President/CEO - American Electric PowerAmerican Electric Power
  Mr. Kevin Crutchfield, CEO - Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.(1.96 mb PDF)

August 27, 2010
2010 Associate Members Meeting
Ross Bridge Resort
Birmingham, Alabama

Download: Agenda (50.9kb PDF)

Presentations:

• Southern States Energy Board Activities (3.67mb PDF)
  Mr. Kenneth J. Nemeth, Secretary and Executive Director
  Southern States Energy Board

• Introduction to Sterling Planet (1.34mb PDF)
  Mr. Rick Burkhalter, Vice President
  Sterling Planet

• Clean Coal Technology in the South (645kb PDF)
  Mr. Randy Eminger, Vice President-South Region
  American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity

• Natural Gas Outlook (1.18mb PDF)
  Mr. Jim Kibler, Vice President, Governmental Affairs
  AGL Resources

 

 

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