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Reimagining nuclear materials for the future of medicine
Nuclear medicine has come a long way since Henri Becquerel first observed the penetrating energy of radioactive materials in 1896. Today, technetium-99m alone is used in more than 40 million diagnostic procedures every year—from cardiovascular imaging and bone scans to cancer detection—making it the undisputed workhorse of nuclear medicine. That single statistic tells you something important: An enormous portion of modern diagnostic medicine rests on a surprisingly narrow foundation, one built around a small number of aging research reactors that were never originally designed for continuous isotope production.
Advances in Thermal Hydraulics (ATH 2022)
Technical Session|Panel
Monday, June 13, 2022|3:15–5:00PM PDT|Palos Verdes A/B
Session Chair:
Dillon R. Shaver (ANL)
Session Organizers:
Lander Ibarra (ANL)
Alternate Chair:
This panel will focus on thermal hydraulics related needs, challenges and opportunities in the deployment of advanced nuclear reactors. Participants from companies receiving awards from the US DOE’s recent Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program will share their insights on how the program has impacted their development as well as the general impact on the nuclear field and participate in a discussion on how the state of the art in R&D is being incorporated into their design and licensing process. Panelists will give brief overview presentations, followed by an extended Q&A session
Andrew Dercher
X-energy
Jon McWhirter
TerraPower
Giacomo Busco
Kairos Power
Bob Martin
BWXT
Kurshad Muftuoglu
GEH