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Terra Praxis | New York | September 14, 2026
Terra Praxis has filed REPOWER New York, a new discussion paper, with the New York Public Service Commission as comments in Case 26-E-0335.
__________ The paper sets out a roadmap for delivering 5 GW of new nuclear capacity under the state's Nuclear Reliability Backbone faster and more affordably, by repowering retired and at-risk fossil and industrial sites rather than building on greenfield land—replacing existing boilers with nuclear heat while retaining the site, grid connection, and workforce. It arrives as New York prepares its Advanced Nuclear Master Plan, due later in 2026, and as eight upstate communities have volunteered to host projects. The case draws on New York's own record: NYSERDA's June 2026 Advanced Nuclear Policy Options Paper found that siting a large reactor at a brownfield rather than a greenfield site lowers capital costs and shortens the deployment schedule from twelve years to ten. Terra Praxis calculates that siting the first large unit at an existing site cuts its required contract price by 27% and saves two years on schedule—savings that disappear once a retiring plant's switchyard is dismantled and the site reverts to greenfield status. "Most of what New York needs is already in its own analysis," said Kirsty Gogan, Managing Partner at LucidCatalyst and Founding Director & Co-CEO of Terra Praxis. "The decision in front of it now is not which reactor to buy, but how it is bought, built, and delivered." Eric Ingersoll, Managing Partner at LucidCatalyst and Founding Director at Terra Praxis, added that a retired fossil site's value goes beyond the power it used to generate: its existing interconnection can carry firm electricity to a data center, steam to a neighboring factory, and heat to the surrounding town all at once. He noted that treating the Backbone as a repeat-build program gives New York's manufacturers a real order book to invest against, and that the highest-value dollars in the program are the ones spent completing design and site work before construction begins—savings that compound as each subsequent unit benefits from lessons learned on the first. Learn more »

OECD Nuclear Energy Agency & U.S. Department of Energy
Paris, France
September 17–18, 2026 Kirsty Gogan, LucidCatalyst Managing Partner and Terra Praxis Founding Director & Co-CEO, was invited by the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) and the U.S. Department of Energy to chair Morning Plenary 2, "Nuclear Energy and AI Symbiosis," on day one of the fourth Roadmaps to New Nuclear Ministerial Conference.
Roadmaps to New Nuclear is the leading government-industry forum for turning nuclear ambition into deployment at scale and speed. This year's conference brings ministers from more than 30 countries to Paris, alongside senior government officials and CEOs from 60 leading companies, investors, and stakeholders from across the nuclear sector. The agenda is squarely practical: workforce development, supply chain readiness, financing, fuel supply security, regulatory preparedness, and project delivery. Kirsty's plenary digs into one of the defining dynamics of this moment: how nuclear-powered AI and AI-enhanced nuclear energy systems can reinforce one another. As AI drives an unprecedented surge in computing and power demand, nuclear is emerging as a critical enabler of that growth; at the same time, AI is starting to compress the licensing, construction, and operating timelines that have historically slowed nuclear deployment. The panel brings together Xavier Ursat (Group Senior Executive Vice President, EDF), Adrian Anderson (Head of Global Energy, Equinix), Seung-Yeol Lim (Senior Vice President, Overseas Business Development, KHNP), and Vladimir Troy (Vice President for AI Infrastructure, Nvidia) to assess how nuclear-AI deployment scenarios could play out over the next 5-10 years. Day one also features welcome remarks from OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann and U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright; a special address on nuclear energy and energy security from Ukraine's First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy, Denys Shmyhal; a fireside chat on regulatory modernization between NEA Director-General William D. Magwood, IV and U.S. NRC Chairman Ho K. Nieh; and the Accelerating SMR Summit, with breakout sessions covering power, non-power applications, fuel recycling, maritime applications, financing, and fuel supply security. Building on a Track Record with the NEA Kirsty chairs the OECD NEA's Nuclear Innovation 2050 Advisory Panel (IAP), a senior international body drawing experts from government, academia, and industry—including the U.S. Department of Energy, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, France's CEA, EPRI, the University of Michigan, Suncor Energy, and the Dalton Nuclear Institute—to guide the policy, regulatory, and technology conditions needed to bring advanced nuclear to commercial scale. That work runs directly parallel to LucidCatalyst and Terra Praxis's mission and the five preconditions for lift-off identified in the Ten-Terawatt Initiative. At last year's Ministerial (Paris, September 2025), Kirsty chaired the plenary on the role of AI in the future of nuclear energy, convening senior decision-makers from over 30 countries. Panelists from Caelus, Data4, Equinix, Google, Microsoft, and Nvidia explored how AI can accelerate nuclear growth—from predictive maintenance and safety monitoring to clearing licensing barriers—while addressing nuclear's fit as 24/7 baseload power for the roughly 140 GW of AI-driven data center demand expected by 2030. Microsoft discussed its own dual role, restarting Three Mile Island while co-developing AI-based licensing tools with Terra Praxis; Google outlined the policy reforms needed to bring SMR partnerships to commercial deployment by 2030. Kirsty and the LucidCatalyst/Terra Praxis teams have also taken leading roles at recent NEA events, including a joint keynote with Microsoft's Sam Mathew and a fireside chat with nuclear regulators from France and the UK at the NEA's first International Conference on Excellence in Nuclear Construction (London, June 2025). Learn more about Roadmaps to New Nuclear 2026

Bloomberg New Economy
New Delhi, India October 13–14, 2026
Kirsty Gogan, Managing Partner of LucidCatalyst and Founding Director & Co-CEO of Terra Praxis, serves as a delegate to the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in New Delhi, India. Bloomberg New Economy was established in 2018 to confront challenges to global prosperity and drive dialogue toward solutions.
Kirsty Gogan takes part in Bloomberg’s flagship event alongside current and former heads of state, senior ministers, heads of multilateral organizations, multinational CEOs, founders, board chairs, investors, financiers, innovators, and activists.
This year’s theme, “A World in Play: Defining the New Levers of Power,” examines a world where sovereignty and strategic competition have displaced integration and multilateralism, and aims to forge new alliances, new partnerships, and greater prosperity.
In 2025, Kirsty and Eric Ingersoll (of LucidCatalyst and Terra Praxis) joined fellow global leaders at the 2025 New Economy Forum in Singapore (November 19–21, 2025). As Asia’s commercial and financial capital, Singapore offered a vantage point on a region that holds 75% of the world’s coal plants and the fastest-growing energy demand. There, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, one of Asia’s most influential leaders, recognized the potential of small modular reactors to deliver emissions-free, secure, and reliable energy for land-constrained, energy-intensive economies—endorsing nuclear energy in Southeast Asia’s energy transition. Learn more about the 2026 New Economy Forum.

INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY (IAEA) Washington, DC August 26 - 27, 2026 LucidCatalyst Managing Partners and Terra Praxis Founding Directors, Kirsty Gogan and Eric Ingersoll, participated in the International High-Level Forum in Washington, DC, to launch the Atomic Technologies Licensed for Applications at Sea (ATLAS) initiative.
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On August 26–27, 2026, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) formally launched the Atomic Technologies Licensed for Applications at Sea (ATLAS) initiative, supporting the safe, secure, and peaceful deployment of nuclear applications in the maritime domain. For years, LucidCatalyst and Terra Praxis have been driving interest in mass-manufactured, emissions-free heat and power for the maritime sector—one of the hardest industries to decarbonize. Transforming Shipping Emissions & Economics Globally, LucidCatalyst and Terra Praxis have built the case for nuclear-powered maritime by engaging nuclear regulators, classification societies, port authorities, energy majors, and major shipping companies on the technical, economic, and regulatory pathways to decarbonization at sea—connecting the stakeholders who will make nuclear-powered shipping a commercial reality this decade. 2020: With LucidCatalyst, Terra Praxis published “The Missing Link to a Livable Climate,” demonstrating how advanced heat sources for hydrogen production at former coastal, refinery, and shipyard sites could leverage existing manufacturing prowess, supply chains, and locations to sharply cut capital and operating costs. The report was translated into Chinese, Korean, and Japanese. 2023: Kirsty Gogan delivered remarks and moderated the opening session at the IAEA's first International Symposium on the Deployment of Floating Nuclear Power Plants (Vienna) and spoke at the Global Maritime Forum Annual Summit, which drew roughly 200 maritime C-suite leaders (Athens). She presented Nuclear for Maritime and Maritime for Nuclear, a major spotlight at COP28 (Dubai) (video here), where global leaders and 60+ maritime organizations committed to accelerating shipping decarbonization in line with the IMO's net-zero-by-2050 target; and also participated in International Shipping Week (London). 2024: LucidCatalyst and Terra Praxis chaired the first meeting of the IAEA’s ATLAS initiative, attended by IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi (London). 2025: As co-host of the 5th REPOWER Retreat, LucidCatalyst and Terra Praxis led a session with the Maritime & Port Authority of Singapore on digitalization and decarbonization (Singapore). 2026 (June): LucidCatalyst and Terra Praxis participated in a closed-door session convened by Lloyd’s Register to advance practical pathways toward safe, commercially viable nuclear-powered shipping and share progress on ATLAS (Athens), as Greece and other countries weigh advanced nuclear technology for future energy and maritime transport. The economics are compelling. Analysis with Lloyd’s Register, a REPOWER Consortium member, shows nuclear propulsion could eliminate up to $50 million in annual bunker fuel costs and $18 million in carbon penalties per vessel—unlocking $68 million in annual savings while fully eliminating GHG emissions. Beyond propulsion, SMRs at port facilities could power large-scale ammonia or methanol production, supporting the sector’s net-zero ambitions, as nuclear-maritime timelines accelerate from the 2040s to 2030. International High-Level Forum on the ATLAS Launch As the maritime sector advances its innovation efforts, nuclear technologies—including nuclear-powered ships and floating nuclear power plants (FNPPs)—are increasingly seen as viable solutions for high-speed transport without constant refueling, electricity generation, and coastal applications. While these technologies have existed for decades, advances in small modular reactors (SMRs) and rising demand for energy-dense solutions have increased interest in their maritime deployment. Their implementation, however, raises complex legal, regulatory, safety, security, safeguards, and liability challenges requiring coordinated international action. Through ATLAS, the IAEA and its Member States will develop a framework that supports the safe, harmonized deployment of nuclear technologies at sea. The ATLAS Launch Event marks the initiative’s official kick-off, providing political visibility and endorsement while engaging technical stakeholders to shape its future direction. It formally introduced the ATLAS vision, structure, and initial work plan, fostering dialogue among Member States and key stakeholders on the opportunities and challenges of nuclear applications at sea. Learn more. LucidCatalyst Managing Partners and Terra Praxis Founding Directors, Kirsty Gogan and Eric Ingersoll, participated in the International High-Level Forum in Washington, DC, to launch the Atomic Technologies Licensed for Applications at Sea (ATLAS) initiative on August 26–27, 2026, at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). They are pictured here with Justin Sink (middle). LucidCatalyst Managing Partner and Terra Praxis Founding Director, Kirsty Gogan in Washington, DC, to launch the Atomic Technologies Licensed for Applications at Sea (ATLAS) initiative on August 26–27, 2026, at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Pictured here with IAEA Director General Grossi.

Nuclear New York, Generation Atomic, Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability & Cornell NiCE
New York
September 23 & 24, 2026 Kirsty Gogan, LucidCatalyst Managing Partner and Founding Director and Co-CEO of Terra Praxis, and Isuru Seneviratne, LucidCatalyst Director, spoke at the Nuclear Symposium 2026: Partnerships for Success, held during Climate Week NYC. Now in its fourth year, the Symposium is hosted by Nuclear New York with the Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability, Generation Atomic, Cornell NiCE and Columbia NiCE (Nuclear is Clean Energy). _______________ The Symposium is produced by Nuclear New York, Generation Atomic, the Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability, and Cornell NiCE (Nuclear is Clean Energy), building on New York's push for a clean energy future and its commitment to delivering clean, safe, reliable, and affordable power at scale across the nation. Day 1, at the New York City Bar Association, focused on New York and the Northeast: upstate New York communities keen to host new nuclear generation capacity, federal financing support, priorities for labor, and infrastructure investments under electricity auction markets. Day 2, at Cornell Tech's Verizon Executive Education Center on Roosevelt Island, turned to the national and global picture, featuring a commissioner of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, New York Power Authority leadership, technology developers, utility executives, civic society voices, and industrial energy consumers. On Day 2 Kirsty joined the panel "Innovations for Nuclear Bankability," moderated by Hunter Dare (Oppenheimer Energy), with Elina Teplinsky (Pillsbury), Jake Jurewicz (Blue Energy) and Erich Scherer (New York State Energy Research and Development Authority). The panel discussed how to turn nuclear designs into bankable projects at scale: delivery models, financing structures, government support and the capital stack. This is the ground covered by Terra Praxis' recent discussion paper, REPOWER New York, which sets out how repowering fossil and industrial sites with advanced nuclear can deliver 5 GW of new capacity for the state's Nuclear Reliability Backbone faster and cheaper, with two tools that reduce risk and capital cost in a project's early stages. Kirsty has also spoken on nuclear financing on panels with the IEA, OECD NEA, and the World Bank. Also on Day 2, Isuru moderated "The Nuclear Fuel Cycle — From Sourcing to Enrichment to Recycling," with Carl Perez (Exodys Energy) and Gayatri Karnik (SuperCritical Materials). The panel followed the fuel supply chain from end to end: whether uranium supply can keep pace with demand after 2030, new sources such as uranium extracted from seawater, and the recycling of spent fuel. Isuru presented the uranium demand sensitivity to nuclear delivery models from LucidCatalyst's 2025 report, "A new nuclear world: how SMRs can power industry." Isuru also helped organize the Symposium. Terra Praxis also took part in Nuclear Symposium 2024: Uplifting Humanity (September 25, 2024) and Lucid Catalyst participated in Nuclear Symposium 2025: Accelerating Clean Energy Innovation.
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Vienna Institute for Global Studies Vienna, Austria June 26th, 2026 Antonio Vaya Soler of LucidCatalyst served as an expert for a discussion on Europe's energy future. The event, put on by the Vienna Institute of Global Studies, brought together a panel of international energy experts for a moderated scenario session examining Europe's energy vulnerabilities and strategic options, structured around the provocative central question: "When will the lights go out in Europe?" The discussion moved beyond conventional policy debate to explore competing pathways for the continent's energy future, ranging from nuclear expansion and renewable stabilization to renewed dependence on external suppliers or the risk of structural decline. Panelists from across energy, infrastructure, geopolitics, and markets pushed toward specificity on timelines, key assumptions, and the decisions they believe policymakers are getting right and wrong. The pathways discussed included: A — Europe reconnects with Russian energy B — Europe goes nuclear C — Renewables, storage, and grids stabilize the system D — Long-term dependence on US LNG E — Europe moves too slowly and faces structural decline Antonio's fellow panelists included: Ms. Devora Mason (Israel/Canada) – Co-Founder & Strategic Capital Lead, Acadia Green; Mr. David Terblanche (South Africa) – Co-Founder & Director, ScarabTech; Ms. Klara Dimmel (Austria) – Co-Founder, eFRIENDS. The panel was moderated by Ms. Eleonora Neri (Italy) – International Relations Specialist at Vienna Institute for Global Studies (VIGS). During the panel, each participant addressed: Their baseline diagnosis of Europe’s energy position Whether they see a credible “lights-out” risk — and on what timeline The assumptions their outlook depends on The single most important lever policymakers are ignoring One trend they believe is overhyped One risk they believe is underestimated

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> News about the event Event Details Venue: WeXelerate, Praterstraße 1, 1020 Vienna Date & Time: Friday, 26 June 2026 | 17:00 – 20:00

Lloyds Register Athens, Greece June 1, 2026 Lloyds Register convened 20 senior leaders from government, including the Government of Greece, the maritime sector, nuclear industry, and international regulatory bodies for a high-level roundtable examining what is needed to make nuclear propulsion a viable, scalable, zero-emission solution for commercial shipping. Kirsty Gogan participated in the closed-door session to advance practical pathways toward safe and commercially viable nuclear-powered shipping, representing Terra Praxis. The event, taking place in Athens, follows a recent announcement from the Government of Greece signaling that the time has come to take nuclear energy seriously, with specific reference to commercial ships powered by nuclear reactors. Greece, like many other countries, is actively considering advanced nuclear technology as part of its future energy structure and maritime transport. LucidCatalyst's Kirsty Gogan (seen third from left) at the roundtable in Athens. The roundtable also provided an opportunity to share progress on the Atomic Technologies Licensed for Applications at Sea (ATLAS) initiative. Terra Praxis chaired the inaugural meeting of the IAEA's ATLAS initiative in 2024—attended by IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi—which aims to establish a regulatory framework for the safe and secure deployment of peaceful civil nuclear applications at sea. Lloyd’s Register's press release (below) covers the key proceedings and includes a link to brief interview with Karine Herviou, Deputy Director General of the IAEA, and Nick Brown, CEO of Lloyd's Register: Chaired by Mark Tipping, LR’s Power to X Director, the discussion focused on key areas where progress will determine whether nuclear can move beyond concept stage. Participants examined how regulatory frameworks can evolve to support controlled demonstration without compromising safety, how commercial models might develop to manage the high upfront costs, and where nuclear may have advantages over other zero-carbon fuel options. Contributors highlighted the absence of an established international framework tailored to civil nuclear applications at sea. At the same time, participants stressed that regulation must move in parallel with technology development, rather than waiting for mature designs to emerge. The economic case for nuclear also came under scrutiny. Participants explored potential cost drivers, investment models and areas of disruption across ship design, operations and infrastructure. While recognizing the significant barriers to entry, the discussion acknowledged that early adopters could gain a competitive advantage as technologies mature. Comparisons with other fuel pathways formed a central part of the debate. Delegates considered the relative efficiencies, system constraints and integration challenges of nuclear alongside other transitional alternative fuels. The roundtable also provided an opportunity to outline progress on the Atomic Technologies Licensed for Applications at Sea (ATLAS) initiative. The project aims to establish a clear framework for the safe and secure deployment of civil nuclear technologies in maritime applications, addressing key regulatory, safety and assurance challenges. Deputy Director General Karine Herviou said: “This is a very important conversation. One of the main issues is the need to have an international framework to provide regulatory predictability." “The ATLAS initiative has as its objective the need to identify this international framework, and reach consensus needed to create harmonization of the requirements of different countries.” Nick Brown, Lloyd’s Register CEO, said: “LR is delighted to hold this important conversation bringing together the highest level of international maritime influencers to the table... We brought together the nuclear industry, the maritime industry, and regulation. We heard of the very clear and compelling speed that the regulation needs to be here because we have small modular reactors starting to go critical within the next month... Today’s conversation was a very clear indication that the work of ATLAS, the work of the UK Maritime Nuclear Consortium, the work of NEMO, is going to be demanded by industry to ensure that there is a path to application and scale.” Reflecting on the roundtable conversation, Mark Tipping, Power to X Director, Lloyd’s Register, said: “Today’s roundtable convened a unique blend of maritime nuclear, maritime, government and regulatory leaders...It presented an opportunity that participants were eager to engage in—understanding each other’s requirements but also projecting what each aspect of the value chain requires from each other to build a unified approach to delivering nuclear in maritime.” Alongside the roundtable, LR will announce progress on a joint development project with Hyundai Heavy Industries, Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE), Hyundai Glovis, G-Marine Service and the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI), focused on an advanced small modular reactor (SMR) installation on a pure car and truck carrier (PCTC). The partners will mark a key milestone for the project with an Approval in Principle (AiP) ceremony at the LR stand during Posidoniaon Tuesday 2 June. 2026

U.S. Department of Commerce Warsaw, Poland June 8th-9th, 2026 LucidCatalyst's Kirsty Gogan will moderate a panel on nuclear energy financing at the Deploy Small Modular Reactors workshop convened by the U.S. Department of Commerce, and hosted by the International Trade Administration and United States Ambassador to Poland, Tom Rose. The two-day workshop in Warsaw will bring together decision makers and industry experts to discuss current business and project opportunities that support the advancement of nuclear energy technologies across Europe and the Eurasian region. The event will cover market insights on the nuclear energy landscape and commercial and government financing available for nuclear energy deployment projects. Poland faces Europe's energy challenge in its starkest form—still heavily dependent on coal and under pressure to secure stable, resilient, affordable. and clean energy. SMRs are a near-term, credible answer.Kirsty will moderate the financing panel because the bottleneck is no longer the technology—it is capital structure, risk allocation, and political will. Kirsty's fellow panelists include: Cecilia Tam, Head of Energy Investment Unit, International Energy Agency (IEA) Nick Sherman, Deputy Head of Division for Nuclear Technology Development and Economics, OECD Nuclear Energy Agency Piotr Charewicz, Senior Infrastructure Specialist, The World Bank Group Learn more here

Baltic Transport Journal, March/April 2026 From Speculation to Engineering: The Requirements-Led Case for Nuclear Propulsion The LucidCatalyst team, working with Lloyd's Register and Seaspan, have established the first comprehensive technical foundation for nuclear-powered container ships — and the results are published in the Baltic Transport Journal. The headline finding: a nuclear-powered 15,000-TEU containership would not merely match conventional vessels on economics. It would fundamentally outperform them. A nuclear vessel eliminates roughly $30-50 million in annual fuel costs per ship, avoids $18 million or more in carbon penalties, operates almost 40% faster than slow-steaming VLSFO vessels, and delivers around 30% higher annual cargo capacity. That is a superior commercial proposition. But the more important shift is conceptual. By defining rigorous functional requirements before selecting reactor technology, this work transforms nuclear propulsion from an open-ended research question into a defined engineering challenge. The result is a framework that is intrinsically safe, commercially realistic, and ready to guide subsequent concept design, shipyard engagement, and supply chain strategy. Read the full article in Baltic Transport Journal Issue 2/2026.

39 Essex Chambers London, UK
May 11, 2026 Michael Drury, Managing Director of LucidCatalyst, represented Terra Praxis at a seminar hosted by 39 Essex Chambers' nuclear group examining the UK Government's response to the Nuclear Regulatory Task Force Report and what it means for the sector going forward. Held at 39 Essex Chambers in London on the afternoon of May 11 and chaired by Stephen Tromans KC, the seminar—"Shaking Up Britain's Nuclear Sector: The Government's Response to the Nuclear Regulatory Task Force Report and Beyond"—brought together legal and industry specialists to unpack how the government's response to the Task Force's recommendations is likely to reshape licensing and regulation for new nuclear projects in the UK. Michael joined barristers Richard Wald KC, Kelly Stricklin-Coutinho, Victoria Hutton, Katherine Barnes, Stephanie David, Ruth Keating, and Daniel Kozelko in discussing what a streamlined regulatory pathway could mean for the pace of nuclear deployment in Britain—a question central to LucidCatalyst's and Terra Praxis' work on clearing the licensing and delivery bottlenecks that have historically slowed nuclear new-build. The seminar comes amid a broader push to modernize UK nuclear regulation and cut approval timelines for new and advanced reactor designs, an area where LucidCatalyst and Terra Praxis have published extensively, including on regulatory pathways for factory-built and modular reactors. Learn more about the seminar »

Regional Meeting on Small ModularReactor (SMR) Technology Insights & Economics and Financing of Nuclear Projects, IAEA Asuncion, Paraguay April 13th, 2026 Last week, Antonio represented LucidCatalyst at the Regional Meeting on Small Modular Reactor (SMR) Technology Insights & Economics and Financing of Nuclear Projects, hosted by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Asunción, Paraguay. The event brought together decision-makers from across Latin America and the Caribbean to explore how SMR technologies can be integrated into national energy strategies. Antonio emphasized that while SMR cost estimates today are still inherently uncertain given the limited public data and the fact that the technology is not yet deployed at commercial scale, we can still very precisely evaluate them by taking the following steps: 1. Understand what drives cost, risk, and timelines in nuclear projects. 2. Identify why past projects have been unsuccessful and learn from them. 3. Derive the SMR cost and price targets that make them a competitive and valuable option within a specific grid or application. Paraguay and the IAEA have since signed a non-binding cooperation agreement on SMR technology, establishing a technical cooperation framework to support Paraguay's long-term energy planning and diversification. The agreement was signed by IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi and ANDE President Félix Sosa.

ENLIT Webinar March 31st, 2026 Kirsty Gogan of LucidCatalyst and Terra Praxis joins industry leaders in a webinar discussion about Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) and their pivotal role in addressing the energy demands of tomorrow, particularly in the context of AI applications. As global energy systems face unprecedented pressure from escalating electrification and surging demand driven by AI, the need for innovative power solutions is more critical than ever. During this 60-minute webinar, thought leaders from Microsoft, 92 Capital, and Schneider Electric will delve into how digital technologies are advancing the development of SMRs and their capabilities in powering AI workloads. Kirsty Gogan, a prominent voice in nuclear energy, will bring her expertise to the forefront, exploring the transformative potential of SMRs in creating a decarbonized and resilient power landscape. The session will highlight pivotal technological advancements, including software, digital twins, and automation, that can streamline SMR projects, mitigate risks, and enhance scalability. Participants will also assess the growing energy demands of data centers and AI applications, identifying how SMRs can provide stable, carbon-free baseload power in an increasingly constrained grid environment. Moderator: - Dr. Mazen Zein, Vice President New Energies and Global Partnerships, Power & Grid | Schneider Electric Speakers: - Kirsty Gogan, Managing Partner, LucidCatalyst | Founding Director & Co-CEO, Terra Praxis - Conor Kelly, Principal Program Manager | Microsoft Energy & Resources‍ - Chirayu Batra, Partner | 92 Capital Join the webinar to discover how these innovations are set to power the digital world of tomorrow. Find out more and watch the webinar here.