August 28-30
62nd Annual Meeting
Charleston Marriott | Charleston, South Carolina
Clean Energy: Fueling Growth & Prosperity in the South
July 9
Joint Annual Briefing to Southern Legislative Leaders and Committee on Carbon Management Meeting (in conjunction with the Southern Legislative Conference)
Omni Hotel | Oklahoma City | Agenda
State legislators face challenging and complex decisions that demand thoughtful and innovative policy making when representing their constituents. This meeting served as a dynamic forum for addressing many issues related to energy and environmental legislation, policies, administrative and regulatory initiatives, and the ramifications related to economic development.
This year’s meeting was a joint collaboration with the Board’s Committee on Carbon Management, which focuses on efforts by SSEB’s partnerships with industry and the U.S. Department of Energy to accelerate commercial deployment of CCUS technologies.
June 7, 2022
Joint Meeting of the Radioactive Materials Transportation Committee & the Transuranic Waste Transportation Working Group
Held at the National Transportation Stakeholders Forum (NTSF) in Philadelphia
Presentations:
- North American Standard Level VI Inspection Program Update
Carlisle Smith
Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance
- National Transportation Stakeholders Forum Transportation Emergency Preparedness Program (TEPP) Update
Dan Mills
DOE-TEPP, TRG Incorporated
- Kentucky Training Update
Anjan Bhattacharyya
Kentucky Radiation Health Branch
- Industry Readiness to Transport Commercial Spent Fuel on a Large Scale
Mark Richter
Nuclear Energy Institute
- Transportation Planning and Engagement
Garrett Ugray
Nuclear Waste Management Organization
- Pilot Decision Framework for Future SNF Transportation Campaigns
Miriam Juckett and Marla Morales
Southwest Research Institute
May 16-20, 2022
SECARB Offshore & GoMCarb Joint CCS Conference
Bourbon Orleans Hotel | New Orleans
Agendas:
May 16 Regulatory Workshop
May 17-18 Joint Meeting | May 19-20 International Workshops Program
Presentations:
SECARB Offshore (Day 1)
GoMCarb (Day 2)
Our fourth annual joint SECARB Offshore and GoMCarb team meeting was held in New Orleans from May 16-20, 2022.
The meeting offered valuable workshops, project updates, and high-level discussions of progress toward building a sustainable future for secure, long-term, large-scale CO2 subseafloor storage.
SECARB Offshore and GoMCarb’s Joint Partnership Meeting for Offshore Carbon Storage brought together two DOE-funded carbon capture and storage (CCS) partnerships focused on combining the capabilities and experience of industry, academia, and government to develop best practices and key technologies for offshore geological carbon dioxide storage.
March 8, 2022
Webinar: The Future of Critical Minerals & Rare Earth Elements in the Southeast
via Zoom
Now more than ever, securing and processing critical minerals (CMs) and rare earth elements (REEs) is essential to the technological progress and decarbonization of the nation’s energy grid. China controls more than 80 percent of the world’s REEs—an imbalance that threatens U.S. energy independence and technological innovation.
How can the Southeast respond to the growing need for CMs and REEs? To answer that question and more, we were joined by:
- Dr. Grant Bromhal
Acting Director of the Mineral Sustainability Division at the U.S. Department of Energy; - Danny Gray
Executive VP of Strategy and Business Operations at Green Cement Inc. and SSEB’s Associate Member Chair; - Dr. Michael Karmis
Director of the Virginia Center for Coal & Energy Research (Ret.); and - Dr. Charles Sims
Energy & Environment Program Director at the Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy.
December 16-17, 2021
Joint Meeting of the Radioactive Materials Transportation Committee & the Transuranic Waste Transportation Working Group
Nashville, Tennessee | Agenda
The Joint Meeting of the Radioactive Materials Transportation Committee and the Transuranic Waste Transportation Working Group was held December 16th and 17th, 2021, in Nashville, Tennessee.
The purpose of the gathering was to collaborate with U.S. Department of Energy agencies and associated federal organizations involved in the transportation of radioactive materials, foster improved communications, and discuss transportation policies between the various institutions and the states.
At the year-end event, the Committees received program and regulatory policy updates impacting the transportation field.
Presentations:
WIPP Transportation Program and National TRU Activities
James Mason and Bobby St. John
U.S. DOE | Carlsbad Field Office
DOE Office of Nuclear Energy Program Update
Erica Bickford
U.S. DOE | NE Office of Integrated Waste Management
Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance
Carlisle Smith
Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Overview
Gerard Jackson
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Transportation Emergency Preparedness Program Overview
Tom Clawson
TRG Incorporated
Radiological Assistance Program – Emergency Response Assets
Bill Reding
U.S. DOE | National Nuclear Security Administration
Office of Nuclear Incident Response
Federal Railroad Administration Update and Report Findings of the 2020 Gondola Rail Car Fire
Jeffrey Moore
Federal Railroad Administration
Review of the NTSF Spent Nuclear Fuel Rail/Routing Ad Hoc Working Group Draft Railcar Safety Inspection Protocol
Steve Maheras
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Nuclear Waste Strategy Coalition Initiatives
Katrina McMurrian
Nuclear Waste Strategy Coalition
September 27-29, 2021
61st Annual Meeting
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | Omni Hotel
Presentations, adopted resolutions, and more are available on the Meeting Page below.
August 25, 2021
Webinar: Carbon Capture in the Southeast | SECARB-USA
via Zoom
On August 25th, we sat down and discussed the ongoing work of our carbon capture regional initiative, SECARB-USA. SSEB has been actively involved in the study and promotion of carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) for nearly two decades.
We were joined by project partners Richard Esposito of Southern Company, Dr. Susan Hovorka from the Bureau of Economic Geology at UT Austin, and Katherine Zimmerman of Wood to discuss our past and future work together on CCUS issues and priorities, including the current push for the inclusion of carbon capture technology in federal decarbonization efforts.
The archived video is available below.
July 15, 2021
Webinar: Carbon Capture – Regional Initiatives Focus
via Zoom
In this webinar, we explored the past, present, and future work of three regional initiatives (RIs) related to carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS).
The RIs and respective project leads highlighted in the webinar were:
- The Carbon Utilization and Storage Partnership (CUSP) – New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Dr. Robert Balch
Director
Petroleum Recovery Research Center - The Midwest Regional Carbon Initiative (MRCI) – Battelle Memorial Institute
Dr. Neeraj Gupta
Technical Director – Carbon Management
Energy Division, Battelle - The Plains CO2 Reduction Partnership (PCOR) – University of North Dakota’s Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC)
Ed Steadman
VP for Research
EERC
The session also featured Jason Lanclos, the Director of the Louisiana State Energy Office, discussing the value and effects of regional carbon capture initiatives.
July 8, 2021
Energy Briefing to Southern Legislative Leaders
via Zoom | Agenda
This virtual forum highlighted key energy and environmental issues, federal and state policies, administrative and regulatory initiatives, and the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic felt throughout the Southeast over the past year.
April 14-15, 2021
SECARB Offshore & GoMCarb Joint Virtual Conference
via Zoom
We held our third annual joint SECARB Offshore and GoMCarb team meeting in order to share project updates and examine project progression despite the difficulties caused by the pandemic.
SECARB Offshore’s portion of the meeting is available for viewing below.
April 6, 2021
Associate Members Spring Meeting
via Zoom
March 11, 2021
Winter Webinar Series:
Batteries: Powering EVs and Beyond
via Zoom
In this information-packed webinar, our panelist discussed the innovative energy technology of batteries—the power behind electric vehicles (EVs) and much more.
Three experts covered the current limitations and the future innovations of battery technology, sources of federal funding, as well as government and industry response to market demands.
Presenters for the session were:
- Steven Boyd
Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy, U.S. DOE; - Commissioner Tim Echols
Georgia Public Service Commission; and - Matthew Renna
Volkswagen
February 25, 2021
Winter Webinar Series:
The Evolution of EVs in the Southeast
via Zoom
In our inaugural webinar installment, our presenters provided an analysis of the growing pace of electric vehicle (EV) adoption in the Southeast and examined the industry and policy response.
Presenters for the session were:
- Stan Cross
Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE); - Jennifer Weiss
Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy at Duke University; - Joe Hoagland
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA); and - Alexa Voytek
Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation.