The Future of Nuclear Energy
DATE: Thursday, April 9 2026
TIME: 12:15 pm - 1:15 pm MST
LOCATION: Virtual Event
Part of the Utah Law Dean’s Debate Series, which welcomes legislators, legal scholars, local leaders and other prominent guests to the S.J. Quinney College of Law to debate topics of significance to Utah’s communities.
ABOUT THE EVENT:
Suddenly, nuclear energy is everywhere in the news. The White House says America must reinvigorate the nuclear energy industry. The technology features prominently in Utah Governor Cox’s Operation Gigawatt plan. Some environmentalists laud nuclear as a climate solution. And skyrocketing electricity demand from AI and data centers have put a bright light on the technology.
Join us for the inaugural event in Utah Law’s Dean’s Debate Series. The debate will focus on this question: What should be the future of nuclear energy in the United States?
ABOUT THE PANELISTS:
Stewart Forbes is Counsel in the energy regulatory practice group. He joined Hogan Lovells after spending over ten years at the Department of Energy (DOE). Stewart’s tenure at DOE involved work with many DOE program offices, laboratories and sites. Stewart is leveraging that experience at Hogan Lovells to advise clients across the energy production, energy efficiency, and advanced technology sectors. His clients include advanced nuclear reactor developers, major U.S. manufacturers working at DOE laboratories, and appliance manufacturers subject to DOE efficiency regulations.
Lexi Tuddenham is the Executive Director of HEAL Utah. She was formerly with Sheep Mountain Alliance, where she lead the team as Executive Director. Since obtaining her degrees in biology and environmental management from Harvard and Yale, Lexi has been professionally engaged in building healthy relationships between people and their environment for over 15 years. She has lived in China, where she worked for the Center for Biodiversity and Indigenous Knowledge; Nepal, where she worked on alternative livelihood strategies in mountain villages for the dZi Foundation; and Alaska, where she did environmental, anthropological research on the Pebble Mine.
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