First conference session of #nuclearsympo is about to begin. Very exciting. Great vibe amongst delegates evident last night and this morning. :-) @WorldNuclear chairman Bohdan Zronek takes the stage first 
No promise to live tweet the event this year, but will fire out a few choice tweets
Director General @SamaBilbao gets to address the #nuclearsympo crowd in person for the first time. She lays out the 'sea of change' that has overtaken the nuclear industry in the last two years
Firat panel season at #nuclearsympo is a topic close to my heart. Nuclear energy as the engine for sustainable development. (Great to see UN high level speakers reinforce this in opening remarks). Industry leaders set out how their activities support the #SDGs
Framatome CEO Fontana comes on strong with the safety message. See this as essential for achieving LTO of the existing fleet - which customers are seeking. Not what I expected in a sustainable development session, but then again, this is the nuclear industry. #nuclearsympo
KEPCO Seung Il Cheong delivers some video remarks. He was forced to cancel flights at the last minute in order to deal with an incoming typhoon. He finishes with a reminder of grim energy realities, and just how worried the entire northern hemisphere is about winter this year
Sama asks Al Hammadi the key question - what's next for UAE after completing first four nuclear units? he doesn't immediately announce any further new build projects unfortunately, but notes national 2050 net-zero target and strong appetite for low C energy #nuclearsympo
Westinghouse CEO Fragman notes that the AP1000 has the potential to ramp output at 5% pretty minute - making it as flexible as a CCGT. This key feature aids integration with VRE #nuclearsympo
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