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Nuclear Construction Projects: Risk, Regulation, and Execution

September 30, 2026 Online :: Central Time

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This course explores nuclear construction through a risk-based lens, focusing on how regulatory frameworks, oversight structures, and everyday decision-making cross to influence project outcomes. Attendees will examine how risk unfolds across the lifecycle of nuclear construction, how different regulatory regimes (NRC, DOE, and DOD) impact execution, and how compliance, quality assurance, and procurement decisions can introduce risks.

Formed on decades of experience across government, commercial nuclear operations, and law, this course goes past theory to identify challenges faced in the field. Through discussion and examples, participants will gain sensitivity into:

  • how regulatory requirements affect critical path planning,
  • how construction decisions affect operational and financial outcomes,
  • and why nuclear projects succeed or fail.

This course is intended for professionals with a need to navigate the intersection of construction, regulation, and risk in high-consequence environments, as well as anyone who is looking for a more strategic perspective on nuclear project execution.

Learning Outcomes

  • Differentiate nuclear construction from standard construction by assessing how risk intensifies.
  • Distinguish between NRC, DOE, and DOD regulatory frameworks, including the regimes initiated under the Atomic Energy Act (AEA Section 91.b).
  • Analyze how regulatory oversight, inspections, and licensing requirements effect project schedule, cost, and critical path decision-making.
  • Examine how licensing basis requirements, configuration control, and lessons learned curves influence construction and project fulfillment.
  • Assess how construction-to-operation transition risks, technology readiness, and schedule strains affect nuclear construction outcomes.
  • Apply risk-informed, performance-based (RIPB) concepts to construction and project management decisions in high-consequence spaces.
  • Examine how procurement plans, commercial-grade dedication (CGD), and supply chain obstacles influence regulatory compliance and project outcomes.
  • Frame approaches to managing enterprise-level and project-level risks.

Register

Please Note: This event is being conducted entirely online. All attendees will connect and attend from their computer, one connection per purchase. For details please see our FAQ

If you are unable to attend at the scheduled date and time, we make recordings available to all attendees for 7 days after the event

REGISTER NOW FOR THIS EVENT:

Individual attendee(s)$ 995.00 each(early bird rate)
(price after September 18, 2026 is $ 1,095.00)
Volume pricing also available

Individual attendee tickets can be mixed with ticket packs for complete flexibility

Pack of 5 attendees$ 4,230.00 (15% discount)(early bird rate)
(price after September 18, 2026 is $ 4,655.00)
Pack of 10 attendees$ 7,960.00 (20% discount)(early bird rate)
(price after September 18, 2026 is $ 8,760.00)
Pack of 20 attendees$ 14,925.00 (25% discount)(early bird rate)
(price after September 18, 2026 is $ 16,425.00)

Your registration may be transferred to a member of your organization up to 24 hours in advance of the event. Cancellations must be received on or before August 28, 2026 in order to be refunded and will be subject to a US $195.00 processing fee per registrant. No refunds will be made after this date. Cancellations received after this date will create a credit of the tuition (less processing fee) good toward any other EUCI event. This credit will be good for six months from the cancellation date. In the event of non-attendance, all registration fees will be forfeited. In case of conference cancellation, EUCIs liability is limited to refund of the event registration fee only. For more information regarding administrative policies, such as complaints and refunds, please contact our offices at 303-770-8800

EUCI retains the right to refuse registration by any individual or company.

Agenda

Wednesday, September 30, 2026
Central Time

Online

Log In & Welcome

8:45 AM

Lunch Break

12:15 - 1:15 PM

Adjourn for the day

4:30 PM

8:45 AM - 9:00 AM

Log In & Welcome

9:00 - 9:30 AM

Nuclear Construction as a High-Consequence Environment

  • Why nuclear construction is different
  • Risk expansion points: pre-fuel, fuel load, operations
  • Enterprise risk vs project-level risk
9:30 - 10:45 AM

Regulatory Frameworks and Oversight Structures

  • NRC licensing framework
    • 10 CFR 50 & 52 & 53 & 57
  • DOE authorization vs NRC licensing
  • Defense oversight under AEA Section 91.b (military control regime)
  • How the three regimes interact and deviate
  • Regulatory oversight influences on construction
10:45 - 11:00 AM

Morning Break

11:00 AM - 12:15 PM

Risk, Compliance, and Decision-Making in Operations

  • Comparing risk
    • Regulatory vs. financial vs. legal
  • Inspection governances and disturbance to critical path
  • Documentation and compliance expectations
  • How small mistakes can lead to larger legal or reputational consequences
  • Case-informed discussion
12:15 - 1:15 PM

Lunch Break

1:15 - 1:50 PM

Construction Management Under Regulatory Restraint

  • Licensing basis and configuration control
  • Managing design modifications and field conditions
  • Lessons Learned curve
1:50 - 1:55 PM

Short Afternoon Break

1:55 - 2:50 PM

Construction Management - Unique to Nuclear Constraints

  • Construction-to-operations transition risks
  • Robustness of technology readiness
  • Workforce and schedule stresses
2:50 - 2:55 PM

Short Afternoon Break

2:55 - 3:40 PM

Supply Chain, Procurement, and Risk-Informed Oversight

  • Supplier oversight and commercial-grade dedication (CGD)
  • Risk-informed approaches to procurement decisions
  • Legal and regulatory exposure in the supply chain
  • Advanced reactor and SMR supply chain considerations
3:40 - 3:45 PM

Short Afternoon Break

3:45 - 4:30 PM

Finance, Policy, and Project Outcomes

  • Construction management and project finance relations
  • Recent nuclear policy and economic evaluation
  • Open discussion + attendee Q&A

Instructor

Budd Haemer

Professor and Lawyer

Mr. Haemer is a Senior Fellow with the Nuclear Innovation Alliance, a “think-and-do” tank based in Washington D.C. dedicated to fostering new nuclear reactors for commercial applications. He also teaches Atomic Energy Law at George Washington University Law School. He has almost five decades of experience in the nuclear industry, both as part of the U.S. Government and in the U.S. commercial industry. As a lawyer his practice covers a wide range of legal topics necessary for successful support of commercial nuclear power operation, including State and NRC regulatory matters, commercial transactions, employee relations, and government affairs. Prior to becoming a lawyer, Mr. Haemer served in the U.S. Navy as an engineering duty officer including working on the control of nuclear testing, nuclear quality assurance, radiological protection, and defueling of submarine reactors.

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Requirements for Successful Completion of Program

Participants must login each day, be in attendance for the entirety of the course

Instructional Methods

PowerPoint presentations and open discussion will be used

CPEs

Upon successful completion of this event, program participants interested in receiving CPE credits will receive a certificate of completion.

Course CPE Credits: 7.0
There is no prerequisite for this Course.
Program field of study: Specialized Knowledge
Program Level: Basic
Delivery Method: Group Internet Based
Advanced Preparation: None

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Who Should Attend

  • Nuclear utility project managers, construction managers, and licensing professionals
  • EPC and construction firm leaders involved in nuclear projects
  • Legal, regulatory, and compliance professionals supporting nuclear construction
  • QA/QC, supplier oversight, and procurement personnel
  • Consultants and advisors in nuclear project risk, regulation, and compliance
  • Government, national lab, and policy professionals engaged in nuclear oversight