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SUMMARY:Regular Meeting - Dec 12\, 2022
DESCRIPTION:We’ll hear presentations by Meredith Angwin\, energy analyst\, nuclear proponent\, and author of “Shorting the Grid\,” and by Jacqueline Siebens\, Director of Policy and External Affairs at Oklo\, Inc.\, a small\, modular reactor (SMR) manufacturer. We’ll also entertain comments from members of the public and address other commission business. \n<< Previous meeting Nov 21\, 2022     Next meeting – Jan 23\, 2023 >> \nVideo\n \nMeeting video transcript \nMeeting minutes (APPROVED): PDF \nMeredith Angwin presentation slide deck \nOklo presentation slide deck \n\nAgenda\nMeeting Date/Time. Monday\, December 12\, 2022 @ 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM ET \nVenue. NH Department of Environmental Services\, Room 208C\, 29 Hazen Drive\, Concord\, NH 03301 \nQuorum requirement. We require six (6) commission members in attendance to have a quorum. \nRemote access. Commission members are encouraged to attend in-person. Guests and members of the public are invited to attend either in-person or via Zoom using this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84633818231. \n91A notice. Group email communications constituting a quorum of commission members are subject to 91A requests. Please email the Chair directly to communicate with the group. \nAgenda Items \n\nApprove minutes of the Nov 21 meeting\nPublic input. Pass sign-in sheet.\nPresentation – 30 minutes w/ additional Q&A Meredith Angwin is a working chemist who has headed projects that have lowered pollution and increased reliability on the electric grid. She has worked on pollution control for nitrogen oxides in gas-fired combustion turbines and corrosion control in geothermal and nuclear systems. She was one of the first women to be a project manager at the Electric Power Research Institute\, where she led projects in renewable and nuclear energy. In the past 10 years\, she has also begun to study and take part in grid oversight and governance. Meredith is also an advocate for nuclear energy and has been a featured speaker at several nuclear events. She and her husband live in Vermont. She is the author of Shorting The Grid.\nTopics to be covered:1) About grids: The physical grid (wires and generators) and  the policy grid (policies and payment).\n2) What an RTO (regional transmission organization) is\, and how it uses auctions to manage the grid.\n3) What types of plants have advantages in the auction system\, and what types have disadvantages.\n4) Yes\, there is something called “baseload” and it is important.5)  The many important roles of nuclear energy on the grid.The presentation slide deck can be viewed here.\n\nPresentation – 30 minutes w/ additional Q&AOklo\, Inc. was founded in 2011 with the goal of developing and commercializing small\, modular nuclear reactors. These reactors are designed to be safer and more cost-effective than traditional nuclear reactors\, and could be used to provide clean and reliable energy to a variety of locations. Oklo has received funding from investors and government agencies\, and is working to advance its technology and bring its reactors to market.Jacqueline Siebens is the Director of Policy and External Affairs at Oklo\, Inc. and a Fellow with the Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Center. She has a focus on advanced nuclear reactors and has published and presented with numerous organizations including the International Nuclear Law Association\, the International Atomic Energy Agency\, the Institute for Nuclear Materials Management\, and the World Institute for Nuclear Security. She has also worked with the private sector to develop comprehensive nuclear security standards and has briefed the U.S. Congress on matters related to advanced nuclear reactors.Topics to be covered:1) Overview of their technology and business model.2) Their regulatory progress.3) Oklo’s supply chain/fuel cycle plans.The presentation slide deck can be viewed here.\nAdditional public input\nMember discussion\n\nTopics for future meetings\n\n\nOutstanding old or new business\nSet next meeting date/time\nAction Items\nMotion to adjourn\n\n\nAddenda\nOfficial State Government Website for this Commission  \nDuties of the Commission\n		\n			Subscribe to Meeting Calendar ▼\n		\n			\n				\n				Google Calendar\n				\n				iCalendar\n				\n				Outlook 365\n				\n				Outlook Live\n				\n				Export .ics file\n				\n				Export Outlook .ics file
URL:https://nuclearnh.energy/event/regular-meeting-dec-12-2022/
LOCATION:NH Department of Environmental Services\, Room 208C\, 29 Hazen Drive\, Concord\, NH\, 03301\, United States
CATEGORIES:Regular Meeting
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ORGANIZER;CN="Keith Ammon":MAILTO:keith.ammon@leg.state.nh.us
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SUMMARY:Regular Meeting - Nov 21\, 2022
DESCRIPTION:Representatives of the Nuclear Energy Institution and NuScale Power\, a small modular reactor (SMR) manufacturer\, presented to the commission. We also took comments from members of the public and took care of other business. \n \n<< Previous meeting – Oct 11\, 2022     Next meeting – Dec 12\, 2022 >> \nVideo\n \nMeeting video transcript \nMeeting minutes (APPROVED) PDF \nNuclear Energy Institute presentation slide deck \nNuScale Power presentation slide deck \n\nAgenda\nMeeting Date/Time. Monday\, November 21\, 2022 @ 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM EST \nVenue. NH Department of Environmental Services\, Room 208C\, 29 Hazen Drive\, Concord\, NH 03301 \nQuorum requirement. We require six (6) commission members in attendance to have a quorum. \nRemote access. Commission members are encouraged to attend in-person. Guests and members of the public are invited to attend either in-person or via Zoom using this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85100318781. \n91A notice. Group email communications constituting a quorum of commission members are subject to 91A requests. Please email the Chair directly to communicate with the group. \nAgenda Items \n\nNeed substitute Clerk\nIntroductions of commission members\, as needed\nApprove minutes of the Oct 11 meeting\nPublic input\, pass sign-in sheet\nPresentation – 30 minutes plus Q&ANuclear Energy InstituteMarc Nichol\, Senior Director of New Reactors. Link to his presentation.\n\nStatus of the technology\nCommercial deployments\nOther major topics related to advanced reactors\nInterfacing with the federal government\n\n\nPresentation – 30 minutes plus Q&ANuScale PowerChris Colbert\, Chief Financial Officer. Link to his presentation.Read his bio here.\nDiscussion of Report due December 1\, 2022.\n\nDescribe business of commission to-date\nDescribe commissions outlook for next 6 months\nDiscussion of references to nuclear energy in the recently updated NH DOE 10-year energy strategy (see notes below).\nRep Doug Thomas’ bill idea\n\n\nPublic Input\nDecide on next meeting\n\nShould we book the room on a regular schedule?\n\n\nAction Items\nAdjournment\n\n\nAddenda\n\n\n		\n			Subscribe to Meeting Calendar ▼\n		\n			\n				\n				Google Calendar\n				\n				iCalendar\n				\n				Outlook 365\n				\n				Outlook Live\n				\n				Export .ics file\n				\n				Export Outlook .ics file\n				\n			\n		\n\nNEI Resources \nDuties of the Commission \nReports to Issue \nOfficial State Government Website for this Commission  \n\nNH Department of Energy’s State Energy Strategy Document\nNotable References to Nuclear Energy. \n\nPage 10 – Nuclear Power It is essential that New Hampshire’s energy strategy recognize the many attributes of nuclear power and its role in the New England grid so that its economic lifespan is not artificially shortened by state or regional policy decisions. In the near term\, it is likely that New England’s carbon emissions would increase significantly if the plant were to stop generating. Preserving Seabrook Station as a source of zero-carbon electricity generation is the most realistic and cost-effective means of managing emissions in New Hampshire at scale. Nuclear generation should be allowed to compete fairly and without unwarranted constraints in New England’s wholesale markets thereby contributing to a market-driven\, cost-effective resource important to New Hampshire’s environmental goals and policy frameworks.\nPage 41-42 – Seabrook Station is the largest electricity generating asset in New Hampshire. With 1\,250 MW of generating capacity\, the nuclear plant produced more than 56% of all electricity generated in New Hampshire in 2021\, and it is one of two nuclear plants in New England\, which together supply 26% of the region’s electricity. It is essential that New Hampshire’s energy strategy recognize the many attributes of nuclear power and its role in the regional grid. Seabrook Station produces the majority of our state’s electricity and it has a significant impact on the local and state economy\,68 it delivers zero-carbon electricity into New England’s grid\, and the stability of production—it has what is known as a high capacity factor—is valuable for regional operations \, especially during high peak periods in the summer and winter.69 Given these realities\, nuclear generation should be allowed to compete fairly and without unwarranted constraints in New England’s wholesale markets thereby contributing to a market-driven\, cost-effective resource important to New Hampshire’s environmental goals and policy framework. With regard to emissions\, wholesale markets currently lack a mechanism to value nuclear power’s carbon free attributes.70 It is likely that New England’s carbon emissions would increase significantly if Seabrook Station were to stop generating. For example\, after several years of falling emissions\, the closure of the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant was a driving cause in carbon dioxide emissions increasing 7% regionally in 2015.71 Other states in the region with nuclear plant closures have seen their carbon emissions increase in recent years.72 It is worth noting that nuclear power also avoids the emission of nitrous oxides (NOx)\, sulfur oxides (SOx) and fine particulates\, all of which are emitted from fossil fuel fired generation plants. The Civil Nuclear Credit Program\, created under the IIJA\, will assist existing nuclear reactors that are at risk of closing or being replaced by higher-emitting power resources.73 This program represents a federal recognition that nuclear power remains an important part in achieving carbon reduction goals. There are no cost-effective or practical solutions to cover current nuclear power generation capacity with other zero-carbon assets\, at this time\, though special emission credits have been created elsewhere such as New York when\, in 2016\, the New York Public Service Commission created the ZEC (zero emissions credit)\, the first of its kind to recognize the emissions avoided by nuclear generation. Seabrook Station has a capacity factor of 90%. This is an essential fact impacting grid management and planning. As such\, there is value in factoring nuclear generation’s zero-carbon emission product into state efforts to manage emissions and recognizing Seabrook Station as a source of zero-carbon electricity production is an important aspect of those efforts. New reactor construction is often not economically viable in current conditions\, although there may be opportunities in the future related to innovations with small modular reactors and the recognition in other states about the role nuclear generation can play in replacing retiring fossil fuel assets. Currently however\, there is significant value to New Hampshire and the regional electricity supply in maintaining Seabrook’s generating capacity. Nuclear generation should be allowed to compete to deliver electricity into competitive wholesale markets and should also be recognized as a component in New Hampshire’s environmental goals and policy frameworks. What is clear is that nuclear power still has a significant place in today’s energy markets and that the future of nuclear power will depend on newer technologies and much needed research and development. New Hampshire should continue to review and study what innovative nuclear technologies develop over time.\nPages 54-56 – Renewable Portfolio Standard. The RPS was established in 2007 as a tool to increase the use of renewable energy for producing electricity and to protect and enhance fuel diversity. The RPS requires electric service providers\, including distribution utilities and competitive suppliers\, to acquire a certain percentage of supply from renewable energy sources. In total\, the 2021 RPS mandate calls for 21.6% of electricity sold to retail electric customers to be generated by renewable energy sources\, with a goal of 25.2% by 2025. Under the New Hampshire RPS structure\, applicable renewable energy sources are organized into four classes:\n\n\n\nClass I: New (after 2008): wind; hydrogen derived from biomass fuel\, water or methane gas; ocean thermal\, wave or tidal energy; methane gas; or biomass. Thermal energy from biomass\, solar\, and ground source heat pumps (geothermal) was recently added to this class.\nClass II: New solar electric (PV) generation.\nClass III: Existing biomass or methane facilities that meet air emission criteria.\nClass IV: Existing small hydroelectric facilities that meet fish passageway criteria.\n\n\n\n\n\nService providers have three options for satisfying RPS requirements: \n\n\n\nPurchase Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) from eligible projects\, 1 REC equals 1 MWh;\nMake an Alternative Compliance Payment (ACP)\, the amounts of which are set by statute;\nIn certain situations\, directly invest in eligible renewable projects (such as through RSA 374‐G).\n\n\n\nThe RPS framework depends on mandates that segment renewable technologies from each other and from the broader wholesale electricity market. Achievement of the goals underpinning the establishment of the RPS therefore necessitates administrative selection of technology types that will be afforded varying degrees of protection from market pressures. This reality runs the risk of favoritism\, inefficiency\, and a constant tension among RPS-eligible resources for relative benefit. \nIn addition to fuel diversity\, a prominent goal of the 2007 RPS statute is “employing low emission forms of such technologies [as] can reduce the amount of greenhouse gases\, nitrogen oxides\, and particulate matter emissions transported into New Hampshire and also generated in the state….”117 If reducing carbon emissions is a primary objective\, then in order to have conceptual consistency\, the RPS must include other zero-carbon or low-carbon resources. Additionally\, while in tension with the goal of fuel diversity\, the pursuit of emissions reductions would justify breaking down artificial barriers between classes that restrict competition. If the goal is to pursue the most cost-effective low-carbon options\, then “siloing” energy technology types thwarts that outcome. \nIn current statute\, the RPS excludes nuclear power under the assumption that it is not a renewable fuel. This is correct under a mechanistic definition where “renewable” means an energy source/fuel type that can regenerate and can replenish itself indefinitely. However\, it is somewhat artificial to draw a distinction between a fuel that can replenish itself indefinitely even where there may be significant resource and environmental impact to capture the energy in that fuel. Solar panels\, wind turbines\, biomass plants\, methane gas\, thermal infrastructure\, and hydroelectric dams all require non-renewable material to capture the value of their associated fuel type. Many renewable technologies depend on acquiring scarce resources\, and the interruption of supplies limits production. Additionally\, production of the material for\, and construction of the sites themselves for all these infrastructure types has natural resource and environmental impacts. An indefinitely replenishable fuel is only one component of sustainable electricity production. Achieving the more concrete RPS goal of emissions reductions would be better served by making eligible zero-carbon resources that are currently excluded. \nIn summary\, segmentation of the RPS that limits competition among generation technology types should be eliminated over time. The RPS should be evaluated as to whether it should be expanded to include other zero-carbon resources and to pursue the most cost-effective low-carbon options.
URL:https://nuclearnh.energy/event/regular-meeting-nov-21-2022/
LOCATION:NH Department of Environmental Services\, Room 208C\, 29 Hazen Drive\, Concord\, NH\, 03301\, United States
CATEGORIES:Regular Meeting
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ORGANIZER;CN="Keith Ammon":MAILTO:keith.ammon@leg.state.nh.us
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SUMMARY:Organizational Meeting - Oct 11\, 2022
DESCRIPTION:This was the first meeting of the commission to organize its membership and anticipated our meeting schedule. We took comments from members of the public and addressed other business. \n \nNext Meeting – Nov 21\, 2022 >> \nMinutes Approved on Nov 21\, 2022 (PDF). \nAttendance:\nCommission Members: \n\nMichael Harrington\, NH House of Representatives\nDavid Shulock\, NH Department of Energy\, General Council\nBart Fromuth\, Freedom Energy Logistics\, Governor’s Appointee\nMarc Brown\, Conumers Energy Alliance\, Governor’s Appointee\nKeith Ammon\, NH House of Representatives\nCathy Beahm\, NH Department of Environmental Services\nDan Goldner\, Public Utilities Commission\, Chair\nChristopher McLarnon\, UNH\, Governor’s Appointee\n\nAbsent: \n\nBill Gannon\, NH Senate\nAlex Fries\, NH Department of Business and Economic Affairs\nMatthew Levander\, NextEra Energy/Seabrook Station\n\nMembers of the Public: \n\nRepresentative Doug Thomas\nMichele Roberge\nDouglas Mailly\nJodi Grimblas\nBruce Berke\nVikram Mansharamani\nAlvin See\n\nMeeting\nRepresentative Harrington opened the meeting and followed with introductions from each Commission member; then members of the public introduced themselves. \nThe Commission members then voted on officers and unanimously voted for: \n\nChair — Representative Keith Ammon\nVice Chair – Representative Michael Harrington\nClerk –Marc Brown\n\nA sign-up sheet was passed around for Commission members and guests. \nRepresentative Ammon referenced the need to tap into resources; Representative Harrington brought a copy of Nuclear News Magazine and Marc Brown mentioned that the Nuclear Energy Institute and Georgia Power are members of Consumer Energy Alliance and could be helpful. \nRepresentative Ammon emphasized that focus be on next generation technologies; Virginia Governor Glenn Younkin committed Virginia to be the centerpiece of SMR manufacturing. Hopes that this will be a consensus building process. \nChristopher McLarnon voiced skepticism on feasibility of nuclear power in the US because we don’t build nukes here; China builds them cheaply and poorly. \nBart Fromuth asked if we are getting any components from China. \nRepresentative Harrington responded that the US is not getting parts from China; referenced Sumner’s failures in South Carolina; brought up the success that South Koreans have had constructing reactors. Stated that SMRs are generally 50-80 MW\, can be shipped via rail. Commented that nuclear generation plant has ever been built by investors assuming risk—always been rate based. NuScale has a design approved by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. \nRepresentative Thomas stated that he is personally bullish on nuclear technology; he is a de facto member of the NCSL energy supply task force; there are no less than 80 nuclear technologies out there—which ones survive? Mentioned that abandoned coal plants are good locations for SMRs. Asked Commission to focus on PR re: “new\, safe nuclear technology.” \nRepresentative Harrington thought Rep. Thomas’ comments regarding PR were well-stated and mentioned Germany’s overreaction to Fukushima. \nRepresentative Ammon hopes that this Commission will utilize as many relationships as possible. \nCommission scheduled next meeting for Monday\, November 21st at 8:30 AM \nMeeting adjourned ~ 11:00 AM \n  \nAdditional photos from the meeting \n  \n\n		\n			Subscribe to Meeting Calendar ▼\n		\n			\n				\n				Google Calendar\n				\n				iCalendar\n				\n				Outlook 365\n				\n				Outlook Live\n				\n				Export .ics file\n				\n				Export Outlook .ics file\n				\n			\n		\n\nOfficial State Government Website for this Commission
URL:https://nuclearnh.energy/event/organizational-meeting/
LOCATION:NH Department of Environmental Services\, Room 110-111\, 29 Hazen Drive Concord\, Concord\, NH\, 03301\, United States
CATEGORIES:Organizational Meeting
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ORGANIZER;CN="Michael Harrington":MAILTO:harringt@metrocast.net
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