Innovative, economical, and safe construction is critical to realizing the perceived momentum of advanced reactors. This session will be devoted to a discussion of challenges for advanced reactor construction and new construction trends and enabling technologies being considered by the industry, the DOE, and academia to overcome those challenges. The session will also provide a forum to discuss the regulatory implications of the proposed advances and approaches. Leading experts from industry, national laboratories, and research institutions will present their views and participate in open discussion among the panel and with the audience on the challenges and opportunities for advanced reactor construction.
SESSION CHAIR(S):
- Louise Lund, Director, Division of Engineering, RES/NRC
SPEAKER(S):
Louise Lund, Director, Division of Engineering, RES/NRC
Ashley Finan, Director, Reactor Innovation Center, Idaho National Laboratory
Juswald Vedovi, Senior Operations Leadership Manager, General Electric Hitachi Nuclear Energy
Bret Tegeler, Consulting Engineer, Westinghouse Electric Company
Hasan Charkas, Principal Project Manager, Electric Power Research Institute
SESSION COORDINATOR(S):
- Jinsuo Nie, Structural Engineer, Structural, Geotechnical and Seismic Engineering Branch, Division of Engineering, RES/NRC e-mail: Jinsuo.Nie@nrc.gov