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Mark Peterspresident@ans.org
One month into my term as president of the American Nuclear Society, it is already clear that the nuclear field continues to move quickly. June alone brought a striking number of developments, each one pointing to the momentum of this moment.
Antares’s Mark-0 microreactor reaching criticality at Idaho National Laboratory was more than a technical milestone. It effectively brought reactor No. 53 on line at a site that has shaped much of the nation’s nuclear history, with 52 reactors built there since 1951. And more criticality starts were delivered in June and July, enabled by the Department of Energy and its partnerships with private companies.
At the same time, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is continuing its broad regulatory reform effort, and nuclear technology is being used to help combat an outbreak of New World screwworm that has spread to the United States.
Technical Session|Panel|Sponsored by YMG
Tuesday, June 9, 2020|12:00–2:10PM EDT|2
Session Chair:
Milos Atz (ANL)
Alternate Chair:
Alisha A. Kasam-Griffith (ANL)
Session Organizer:
Track Organizer:
Timothy M. Crook (MCR)
Staff Producer:
Eileen Cullen (American Nuclear Society)
Experts across many disciplines face challenges in communicating with the public about issues of safety and risk. Particularly in the arena of nuclear technologies, technical complexity and widespread misinformation can increase the barriers to effective communication. In this panel session, nuclear professionals will discuss their strategies for facilitating clear, informative, and honest conversations with non-experts about safety and risk in nuclear, and about the positive role of nuclear technologies in our communities.
Matt Bucknor
ANL
Heather Hoff
Mothers For Nuclear
Monica Trauzzi
Nuclear Energy Institute
Katie Mummah
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Nick Touran
What is Nuclear, LLC
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