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Two steps forward for U.K. advanced nuclear
This week, two significant announcements have emerged from the United Kingdom’s advanced reactor sector.
On June 14, Rolls-Royce, the United Kingdom National Nuclear Laboratory, and the Japan Atomic Energy Agency announced that they had signed two trilateral memorandums of cooperation to collaborate on “advanced modular reactor (AMR) technology, specifically high-temperature gas-cooled reactors (HTGR), and the coated particle fuel these reactors will use.”
Separately, on June 16, Bellevue, Wash.–based TerraPower announced that its Natrium reactor design has been formally submitted for U.K. regulatory review. The company also announced the formation of a new subsidiary, TerraPower UK Ltd.
Technical Session|Panel|Sponsored by NCSD
Monday, June 14, 2021|1:00–2:45PM EDT
Session Chair:
Deborah A. Hill
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
James C. Bunsen
Staff Producer:
Erica McGowan (ANS)
Fundamental to the successful operation of any nuclear site is a first-class safety culture that strives to continually improve in response to good industry practices and operating experience feedback. The first speaker will provide insight on some critical experiment accidents at Los Alamos in the 1940s, particularly with regards to how the lessons learned are equally applicable to nuclear criticality safety practices in the modern era. This will be followed by an informal panel discussion on other lessons learned over the past few decades, including an opportunity for audience questions.
James Baker
Spectra Tech, Inc.
Ron Knief
Sandia National Laboratories
Richard Malenfant
Los Alamos National Laboratory - Retired
Andrew Prichard
Retired
Robert Wilson
U.S. Department of Energy
James Bunsen
LANL
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