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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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How can radiation protection professionals support the global demand for nuclear energy?
Mauritius Hiller
The nuclear industry is being pushed forward by a global tailwind that includes plans for more conventional nuclear plants and an exciting trend toward developing small modular reactors. These include advanced safety features and novel reactor designs, often powered by new types of fuel.
This new technology must meet existing stringent safety and security demands and must be safe for the environment, workers, and general population. Wide acceptance of international standards, as well as standardization of designs and plant concepts, will help in the long run.
Radiation protection (RP) professionals play a key role from the very start of the design phase. There is rapid and continuous development in the field of RP. Improved computational tools enable better modeling and understanding of radiation shielding, detection, and effects. Nuclear safeguards and nuclear criticality safety are increasingly important.
2022 ANS Annual Meeting
Ms. Hotchkiss has 35 years of experience bringing new energy technologies to market. In the late 80’s she helped build a market for “fringe” technologies. Today we know them as geothermal, wind and solar – the stalwarts of renewable energy. Her career spans regulation, advocacy as well as private sector power generation. With ECG she now dedicates her expertise to building a roadmap for fusion as a regulated, accepted, and welcomed green commercial choice. Ms. Hotchkiss holds a bachelor’s degree in history from Yale College.
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