Title
Discussion and Possible Approval of BPU Member Travel: ECA Forum
Recommended Action
I move that the Board of Public Utilities approve travel expenses for Member [name] to attend the 2026 ECA Forum in Augusta, GA in April 2026.
Utilities Manager's Recommendation
The Utilities Manager recommends that the Board approve the motion as presented.
Body
https://www.energyca.org/events/2026/4/21/eca-new-nuclear-forum-2026
Energy Communities Alliance (ECA) is pleased to host the fifth annual ECA Forum in Augusta, GA from April 21 - April 23, 2026. The meeting is part of ECA’s ongoing New Nuclear Initiative to define the role of local governments in supporting the development of the new nuclear technologies.
SCHEDULE:
April 21 | Registration Opens & Plenary Sessions
April 22 | Full Day General Session
April 23 | Half Day General Session
April 24 | All Day Tours
ECA is hosting its fifth New Nuclear Forum, the only meeting designed to bring together local government and community leaders that host or want to host nuclear facilities with the federal government and industry. Join DOE, federal, state, local and tribal governments and policymakers with developers, utilities, regulators, industry, and academia to develop the plans to implement nuclear projects, identify opportunities, challenges and to build the partnerships necessary to support nuclear development.
If you're looking for insights, networking, and real opportunities to shape the future of nuclear energy and community participation, this is the event to be at. We’ll be discussing new fuels, small modular reactors (SMRs), recycling and more.
The meeting brings in the leading nuclear reactor (including SMRs and micro-reactors), fuel producers, nuclear supply chain companies, U.S. DOE, US NRC, data center developers and others in the nuclear industry to highlight their programs and provide a resource to local community leaders to learn about the projects and meet the comp...
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