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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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The value of recycled U and Pu brings Standard Nuclear and Shine together
Shine Technologies has been developing fusion-adjacent technologies in Janesville, Wis., including nuclear fuel recycling, since its founding in 2005. Standard Nuclear of Oak Ridge, Tenn., was formed just last year but holds a TRISO fuel production technology backed by years of research and development since it acquired Ultra Safe Nuclear’s fuel manufacturing assets after that company’s bankruptcy in October 2024. Now, Shine and Standard Nuclear have announced plans to work together on a “strategic partnership to advance nuclear fuel recycling and U.S. fuel security.”
Wednesday, December 13, 2023|6:00–8:00PM CST
Galerie 2
TerraPower, in collaboration with GE Hitachi, is driving toward the licensure, construction, and operation of the Natrium sodium fast reactor by the end of the decade. A key facet of the Natrium program is the development, qualification, and scaled-up fabrication of materials. This presentation will discuss the strategy for managing materials-related issues affecting design and recent progress toward our goal.
Presented by
Senior Manager of Materials Development and QualificationNatrium Sodium Fast Reactor ProgramTerraPower, LLC.
Greg Vetterick is currently Senior Manager of Materials Development and Qualification for the Natrium sodium fast reactor program at TerraPower, LLC. The MD&Q organization is responsible for material selection, new material development, core component supply chain, materials testing, material property database management, and material qualification for materials that are exposed to neutron fluence and/or sodium metal coolant. Before this, Dr. Vetterick held a number of management and technical roles at TerraPower spanning the Traveling Wave Reactor (TWR), Molten Chloride Fast Reactor (MCFR), and TerraPower Isotopes (TPI) programs . Prior to joining TerraPower, Dr. Vetterick received his Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Drexel University with a thesis on radiation damage tolerance of nanocrystalline materials. He also received a M.S. degree in Materials Science and Engineering from Iowa State University focused on development of wear resistant materials.
