W10 Fueling Minds, Powering Reactors

This panel session will provide a forum for young nuclear regulators from around the world to discuss how their organizations are recruiting and retaining the next generation of nuclear safety and security talent to enable deployment of new and advanced reactors in their countries. This will include panelists sharing perspectives on knowledge management and transfer between junior and senior staff, and how each panelist’s organization utilizes educational opportunities and grants, training, benefits, and more. The session will also foster a discussion of how agencies are employing their junior staff, preparing them for future advancement, and ensuring that diverse viewpoints are heard.

SESSION CHAIR(S):

Louis Caponi, Risk Analyst, Risk and Technical Analysis Branch, Division of Decommissioning, Uranium Recovery, and Waste Programs, NMSS/NRC
Opening Remarks, NRC Initiatives to Attract and Retain Early-Career Regulators 

SPEAKER(S):

• Alexandra Terres, Reactor Systems Engineer, Technical Branch 3, Division of Advanced Reactors and Non-power Production and Utilization Facilities, NRR/NRC
  NRC Initiatives to Attract and Retain Early-Career Regulators
• Auxiliadora Guerrero, Head of Regulation and Legal Affairs, Nuclear Energy Program Implementation Agency (OIPEN) - El Salvador 
  The Next Generation of Nuclear Regulators: The Case of El Salvador
• Inna Pletukhina, Associate, Global Nuclear Practice, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
  World Nuclear University: Fostering Leaders in Nuclear Globally
• Jamila Khamis Alsuwaidi, Acting Manager - Safety Assessment, Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation
  FANR: Fueling Minds, Powering Reactors
• Ryan Yap, Assistant Director (Nuclear Safety Assessment), National Environment Agency
  Fueling Minds to Power Nuclear Future: A NEA Perspective

SESSION COORDINATOR(S):

Marline Dominic, International Relations Specialist, OIP/NRC tel: (301) 287-3690, e-mail: Marline.Dominic@nrc.gov