Policies & Technical Issues Conference

September 24-25, 2024 / In-Person
DoubleTree by Hilton, Washington DC – Crystal City

  • Political/Elections & Key Issues Update – Panel Presentation
  • White House and Congress
  • Legislative & Policy Priorities – Energy/Power, Environmental Regs and Climate Change

 

  • Legal/Key Regulatory Updates
  • S. Supreme Court Chevron Doctrine Decision – Federal Agency Regulation Implications
  • EPA Air and Water Regulations – Updates (PM 2.5, 2015 Ozone NAAQS SIPs, SSM, Powerplant GHG Litigation)
  • EPA Project Emissions Accounting (PEA) Rulemaking

 

  • Nuclear Power – Industrial: Regulatory and Technology Updates
  • Commercial Licensing and “Advance Act” Legislation Updates
  • Permitting Process Complexities – Advanced Reactors
  • Integration with Existing CHP Systems

 

  • Power House/Boiler Operations & Fuel Converssions
  • Biomass and Waste Burning
  • Fuel Conversions – Case Studies: Fossil Fuels, Hydrogen, Coal to Gas
  • Boiler Surfaces – Cleaning
  • Equipment Reliability and Start-Up Challenges

 

  • PFAS
  • Regulatory Updates, Agency and Capitol Hill
  • Detailed Examination: Analytical Methods, Impacts of MCL’s and CERCLA Designation
  • Requirements: Phase I Site Assessments
  • Information Collection Request (ICR) for Wastewater Utilities (POTW)

 

  • NPDES Permitting (Clean Water Act) – Primer
  • Water Discharge Issues – Mercury, Phosphorous Limits

 

  • CIBO Member – Operations Case Studies
  • Industrial Operation Project Profile: ADM Decatur, IL CCS System
  • Campus Operations/Power Profile – University of Virginia