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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
Tuesday, June 15, 2021|4:30–6:15PM EDT
Session Chair:
Mandy Bowles Tomaszewski (LANL)
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Kermit A. Bunde (Idaho Operations Office, DOE)
Staff Producer:
Erica McGowan (ANS)
One of the significant challenges of the NCS industry is providing a robust training and qualification program while negotiating an influx of new engineers. It is of great value to share how facilities approach this challenge all while meeting the requirements of ANS/ANSI 8.26. Panelists will discuss basic qualification, the transfer of knowledge from senior engineers, and qualification of engineers with past experience, but who are in need of individual site, facility, and process familiarity.
Lon Paulson
GE Hitachi/Global Nuclear Fuel-Americas
Michael Fendler
Pacific Northwest Laboratory
Mandy Tomaszewski
LANL
Kermit Bunde
Idaho Operations Office, DOE
Deborah Hill
UK NNL
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