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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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I work in the analytical labs at one of Europe’s oldest and largest nuclear sites: Sellafield, in northwestern England. I spend my days at the fume hood front, pipette in one hand and radiation probe in the other (and dosimeter pinned to my chest, of course). Outside the lab, I have a second job: I moonlight as a writer and public speaker. My new popular science book—Going Nuclear: How the Atom Will Save the World—came out last summer, and it feels like my life has been running at full power ever since.
Advanced Reactor Safety (ARS)
Technical Session|Panel
Monday, June 17, 2024|3:15–5:00PM PDT|Palm B
Session Chair:
Matthew D. Bucknor
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Koroush Shirvan
Advanced reactor development offers the opportunity to re-evaluate site and facility security approaches in the U.S. and abroad. Given the differences between most advanced reactors and the existing large light water fleet, novel approaches such as risk-informed security-by-design (SeBD) and safety-and security-by-design (SSeBD) concepts provide reactor designers the ability to directly incorporate security features into their designs while crediting enhanced safety, security, lower risk profiles, smaller radiological source terms, and compact modular designs. This panel will provide perspectives from safety and security experts who will describe their current work in these areas.
Ben Cipiti
Sandia
Jorge Navarro
NNSA/DOE
Brian Kloiber
Oklo
Steve Reed
ORNL
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