TH21 Assembling the Pieces: Mobilizing Nuclear Energy with Factory-Fabricated and Transportable Micro-Reactors

This panel session will focus on novel approaches to the licensing, design, and operation of factory fabricated micro-reactors. In coordination with the DOE and other organizations, micro-reactor developers are currently developing deployment models that call for the fueling and (in some cases) operational testing of reactors in a factory before transportation to the ultimate deployment site. The NRC staff will discuss licensing strategies associated with these deployment models, including approaches to increase review efficiency and regulatory predictability. External panelists will discuss proposed micro-reactor designs, deployment strategies, technology development, and related activities. Session attendees will gain insights into the current state of micro-reactor development, expected applications of the technology, and the NRC's innovative regulatory approaches.


SESSION CHAIR(S):
 

• Opening Remarks
  Mohamed Shams, Director, Division of Advanced Reactors and Non-power Production and Utilization Facilities, NRR/NRC

SPEAKER(S):
 

• Optimizing the Regulatory Landscape for Licensing and Deployment of Factory-Fabricated Micro-Reactors
  William Kennedy, Senior Project Manager, Division of Advanced Reactors and Non-power Production and Utilization Facilities, NRR/NRC
• The Department of Energy Microreactor Program and the MARVEL Project
  John Jackson, National Technical Director for the Department of Energy, Office of Nuclear Energy's Microreactor Program, Idaho National Laboratory
• eVinci Microreactor
  Michael Corletti, Senior Director, eVinci Technologies Engineering & Licensing, Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC
• Factory to Field: BWXT Vision for Energy Security and Decarbonization through Microreactor Manufacturing & Deployment
  Steven Schilthelm, Director, Regulatory & Mission Assurance, BWXT Advanced Technologies, LLC
• Commercially-viable Licensing Pathways for Large-scale Microreactor Deployments
  Kirsty Gogan, Founding Partner and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Terra Praxis

SESSION COORDINATOR(S):
 

• Ossy Font, Project Manager (Non-Power), Advanced Reactor Policy Branch, Division of Advanced Reactors and Non-power Production and Utilization Facilities, NRR/NRC e-mail: Ossy.Font@nrc.gov