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The Center on Global Energy Policy (CGEP) at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs and ReNew invite you to Columbia India Energy Dialogue 2026, taking place...
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March 8, 2023
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm utc
Historically construction of nuclear power plants has been over budget and over schedule, some materially so, leading to significant financial implications for the companies building them. This challenging nuclear construction history can provide a significant disincentive to companies and countries looking to build new nuclear power plants.
The Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs will host a discussion on how the historical challenges of nuclear power plant construction might be overcome. In particular, we will focus on a recently-completed series of large nuclear industry projects at a wide number of Department of Energy sites across the U.S., including several which were completed ahead of schedule and under budget. The panel includes two leaders of major recent successes, and we will discuss how lessons learned from these projects might provide blueprints for next generation nuclear power construction.
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The Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University SIPA’s Women in Energy initiative invites Columbia University students to a roundtable discussion with Dr. Zainab Usman, Senior Research...
This student-only roundtable gives students a chance to explore the connections between global energy markets, geopolitics, finance, and career opportunities across the energy sector.
This webinar will examine Germany's firm-power dilemma and the implications for industrial competitiveness, focusing on how the country can maintain affordable and dispatchable electricity without nuclear power while...
Dr. Claudia Castro will share insights into her professional journey and the role of financial markets in shaping energy investments.
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