Speakers
Alison Hahn, Acting Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Reactors, Office of Nuclear Energy, US Department of Energy
Alison Hahn serves as the acting Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Reactors in the Office of Nuclear Energy. She leads a diverse portfolio of research, development, and demonstration programs focused on modernizing technologies and approaches necessary to maintain the existing fleet of reactors and reducing the technical, financial, and regulatory uncertainty of multiple advanced reactor technologies.
Ms. Hahn previously managed the Light Water Reactor Sustainability program, the Office of Nuclear Energy’s primary programmatic activity focused on maintaining the existing fleet of reactors. Prior to that, Ms. Hahn managed the Advanced Methods for Manufacturing program and the Nuclear Science User Facilities program.
Ms. Hahn holds a bachelor’s degree in nuclear engineering from Pennsylvania State University and a master’s degree in environmental engineering from John Hopkins University.