{"id":24317,"date":"2026-10-13T15:38:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T19:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/?p=24317"},"modified":"2026-10-13T16:01:59","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T20:01:59","slug":"purdue-state-of-indiana-to-host-second-global-nuclear-energy-economic-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/2026\/Q4\/purdue-state-of-indiana-to-host-second-global-nuclear-energy-economic-summit","title":{"rendered":"Purdue, state of Indiana to host second Global Nuclear Energy Economic Summit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">INDIANAPOLIS \u2014 The <a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/Engr\/AboutUs\/News\/Events\/2026\/NEES\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Global Nuclear Energy Economic Summit<\/a>, hosted by the state of Indiana and Purdue University\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/Engr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">College of Engineering<\/a> with support from the <a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/Initiatives\/IEI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Institute for Energy Innovation<\/a> (IEI) and the <a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/NE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">School of Nuclear Engineering<\/a>, will bring together industry and government leaders to accelerate nuclear power development and drive innovation, workforce development and economic growth across the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Taking place Oct. 19-20 in Indianapolis at the downtown Hyatt Regency, the two-day summit will focus on the current nuclear landscape, the next generation of nuclear technology, the future of nuclear fuel, nuclear construction, the nuclear workforce and financial pathways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to expert panels, the event will include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Opening remarks from Purdue interim President Mitch Daniels and Suzanne Jaworowski, Indiana\u2019s secretary of energy and natural resources<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keynote addresses from Maria Korsnick, president and CEO of the Nuclear Energy Institute, and Chuck Goodrich, Indiana\u2019s secretary of commerce<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A fireside chat featuring Indiana Gov. Mike Braun and Seungjin Kim, the Capt. James F. McCarthy, Jr. and Cheryl E. McCarthy Head of the School of Nuclear Engineering at Purdue.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/Engr\/AboutUs\/News\/Events\/2026\/NEES\/agenda\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">full agenda<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/Engr\/AboutUs\/News\/Events\/2026\/NEES#speakers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">list of speakers<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/events.blackthorn.io\/en\/3ktO526\/2026-global-nuclear-energy-economic-summit-4a9GQp3K0b\/overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">registration information<\/a> are included on the summit website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Home to one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/Engr\/AboutUs\/News\/Spotlights\/2025\/2025-1106-Purdue-launches-nations-first-online-credential-program-in-small-modular-reactors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nation\u2019s leading<\/a> nuclear engineering programs, Purdue has played a significant role in advancing nuclear research, education and workforce development. Purdue\u2019s School of Nuclear Engineering combines decades of expertise in reactor technology, materials, safety and cybersecurity with a growing portfolio of research on advanced nuclear systems and small modular reactors (SMRs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Purdue-led <a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/2025\/Q1\/small-modular-reactors-could-help-indiana-shift-to-24-7-carbon-free-electricity-with-economic-benefits-study-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report prepared for the Indiana Office of Energy Development<\/a> investigated the feasibility of implementing SMRs across Indiana. It also outlined opportunities for the state to address key challenges with the deployment of this technology both within Indiana and nationwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Purdue\u2019s research infrastructure provides opportunities for both discovery and hands-on learning. The university operates <a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/2026\/Q3\/at-the-nations-only-all-digital-nuclear-reactor-engineers-conduct-the-first-experiments-of-their-kind-in-the-u-s\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Purdue University Reactor Number One<\/a>, Indiana\u2019s only nuclear reactor and the first in the nation with a fully digital safety and control system. The reactor provides opportunities for faculty, staff and students to conduct cutting-edge experiments that could improve reactor technology across the sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Purdue is also helping address the workforce and industry needs required to deploy the next generation of nuclear technologies. The School of Nuclear Engineering recently launched the nation\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/Engr\/Academics\/SMR-Credential\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">first online professional credential program<\/a> focused on SMRs while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/research\/features\/stories\/purdue-leading-6m-doe-sponsored-research-for-small-modular-reactor-and-advanced-reactor-technologies\/?_ga=2.72927440.298327822.1790602339-9592971.1788266645&amp;_gac=1.224964840.1790180210.Cj0KCQjw8c3VBhCsARIsAA_xJ92demyBpcXTJaqnFS57WyFQGnb_FG04S9-d7oEDFCoP2pOWaD2vT-caArswEALw_wcB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">expanding partnerships<\/a> with industry, national laboratories and other institutions. Additionally, IEI brings together Purdue faculty, students and partners from industry and government to advance energy research and education and develop practical solutions for abundant, affordable and reliable energy. Its initiatives span nuclear energy, grid modernization, geothermal and natural gas, batteries and energy storage, and critical materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Through these strengths in research, education and collaboration, Purdue is helping position Indiana as a national hub for nuclear innovation. The Global Nuclear Energy Economic Summit reflects that momentum, bringing together stakeholders from across the nuclear ecosystem to explore the technologies, partnerships and talent needed to meet growing energy demands while strengthening economic competitiveness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About Purdue University<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Purdue University is a research institution ranked among the top 10 public universities in the United States. More than 111,000 students study at Purdue across multiple campuses, including more than 57,000 at our main campus locations in West Lafayette and Indianapolis. As a land-grant university committed to affordability and accessibility, Purdue\u2019s main campus has frozen tuition 14 years in a row, enabling more students than ever to graduate debt-free.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"note\" class=\"post-content__attribution \">\n    <div class=\"columns\"> \n                    <div class=\"column\"> \n                <p class=\"post-content__source\">\n                    <strong>Media contact:<\/strong> Lindsey Macdonald, <a href=\"mailto:macdonl@purdue.edu\">macdonl@purdue.edu<\/a>                <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>INDIANAPOLIS \u2014 The Global Nuclear Energy Economic Summit, hosted by the state of Indiana and Purdue University\u2019s College of Engineering with support from the Institute for Energy Innovation (IEI) and the School of Nuclear Engineering, will bring together industry and<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":24318,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[623],"tags":[],"department":[],"source":[29],"purdue_today_topic":[],"coauthors":[207],"class_list":["post-24317","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-energy","source-purdue-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24317","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24317"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24317\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24325,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24317\/revisions\/24325"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24318"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24317"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24317"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24317"},{"taxonomy":"department","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/department?post=24317"},{"taxonomy":"source","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/source?post=24317"},{"taxonomy":"purdue_today_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/purdue_today_topic?post=24317"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=24317"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}