Julie Kozeracki, US Department of Energy Loan Program Office

As we return to Gener8 episodes, we’re excited to bring you a conversation with Julie Kozeracki, newly appointed Director of Strategy at the Department of Energy Loan Programs Office (LPO). Julie, and the LPO broadly, are longtime associates and colleagues of Veriten and today’s episode of Gener8 follows up on a recent loan announcement as well as the dynamics between large nuclear energy, policy, and the growing conversation around smaller advance reactors. Typically, LPO activities are difficult for members of the office to talk about publicly, but the recent announcement of conditional approval of a $1.5B loan to restart the retired Palisades nuclear power plant in Michigan created a great opportunity for Julie to join us and share her thoughts. It was clearly evident how thrilled Julie was to be able to talk about this unprecedented opportunity in the US and where the conversation may go from here, both around Palisades itself and around the conversation for large nuclear in the US. As we look to eagerly watch the progress at Palisades and how best these funds, as well as others controlled by the LPO, can change the conversation around our energy needs and trends, we’re excited to be able to chat with Julie and other knowledgeable experts at LPO.