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TH19 Driving the Future of Transportation in a Changing Landscape of Advanced Fuels and Technologies

In this session, participants will be engaged on the fundamentals of the transportation certification process, understand the future landscape of transporting spent nuclear fuel, accident tolerant fuel, high-enriched fuel and advanced nuclear fuel; and discover how stakeholders are shaping the future of transportation safety and the benefits of international engagements. The session will also cover how the NRC is advancing in this area by adopting a risk methodology to evaluate a transportation package of a transportable nuclear power plant for domestic highway shipment (SECY-24-0062), and how the NRC is preparing for the first shipment of this novel technology. This session provides the opportunity for participants to hear from stakeholders in the NRC, the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. Department of Transportation, and international counterparts.

SESSION CHAIR(S):

Shana Helton, Director, Division of Fuel Management, NMSS/NRC

SPEAKER(S):

Welcome Remarks
Shana Helton, Director, Division of Fuel Management, NMSS/NRC
NRC Review of a Risk-Informed Methodology for a Transportable Micro-Reacter Package
Brian Wagner, Risk Analyst, Nuclear Analysis and Risk Assessment Branch, Division of Fuel Management, NMSS/NRC
DOT's Role in the Future of Nuclear Transportation
Matthew Sumrall, Health Physicist, Radioactive Materials, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation
U.S.Department of Energy Activities to Prepare for Large-Scale Transport of Spent Nuclear Fuel
Erica Bickford, Director, Office of Storage and Transportation, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Nuclear Energy, Office of Spent Fuel and High-Level Waste Disposition
Transportation Readiness for Next Generation Fuel and Reactors - ORANO Perspective
Prakash Narayanan, Chief Technical Officer, TN Americas LLC, Orano Group

SESSION COORDINATOR(S):

Norma Garcia-Santos, Project Manager, Storage and Transportation Licensing Branch, NMSS/NRC e-mail: Norm.Garcia-Santos@nrc.gov
Lauren Yumibe, Student Co-op, Storage and Transportation Licensing Branch, Division of Fuel Management, NMSS/NRC e-mail: Lauren.Yumibe@nrc.gov

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