T4 The Then, the Now, and the Potential Future Nuclear Fuel Cycle

The potential need for new fuels is affecting both the front and back ends of the fuel cycle. These changes include new designs for light water reactor fuels, current activities for advanced reactor fuels, and what the future might look like as the industry moves forward. In this session, participants will get a flavor of the new fuels licensing landscape in terms of where we started, where we are now, and where we look to go in the future as the NRC prepares for new fuels while maintaining and building capabilities for risk informed regulation of fuel cycle facilities as well as storage and transportation packages. Attendees will hear from stakeholders in the NRC, industry, the DOE, and international counterparts.


SESSION CHAIR(S):
 

• Opening Remarks
  John Lubinski, Director, NMSS/NRC

SPEAKER(S):
 

• Overview of NRC Preparedness to Support New Fuels Licensing and Certification
  Jason Piotter, Senior Mechanical Engineer, Containment, Thermal, Chemical, and Fire Protection Branch, Division of Fuel Management, NMSS/NRC
• DOE's Back-End Management of Advanced Reactors (BEMAR)
  Jorge Narvaez, General Engineer, Office of Integrated Waste Management, Office of Nuclear Energy, U.S. Department of Energy
• Spent Fuel Reprocessing: Past, Present, and Future
  Victoria Huckabay, Senior Porject Manager, Licensing and Regulatory Infrastructure Brach, Division of New and Renewed Licenses, NRR/NRC
• The New Future of U.S. Uranium Enrichment
  John M.A. Donelson, Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, Centrus Energy Corporation
• Regulatory Perspective in France regarding the Future of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle
  Jean-Luc Lachaume, Commissioner, Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire (Nuclear Safety Authority of France)

SESSION COORDINATOR(S):
 

• Damaris Marcano, Chief, Containment, Thermal, Chemical, and Fire Branch, Division of Fuel Management, NMSS.NRC e-mail: Damaris.Marcano@jnrc.gov