Plenary II: The Role of National Laboratories in Advanced Reactor Deployment

Moderator

The US Department of Energy seeks to accelerate the demonstration and deployment of advanced reactors through the Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program. Other nations similarly have made announcements to support the deployment of nuclear reactors in their countries. At COP28 in Dubai, over 20 nations pledged to triple their nuclear capacity by 2050. In a push to decarbonize world economies, national laboratories have a key role to play in supporting the deployment of advanced reactors through the advancement of modeling and simulation capabilities, establishment of experimental facilities to study various physical phenomena, support of the nuclear regulator for licensing advanced reactors, and the training of the workforce needed to support the deployment of these reactors through university partnerships. This plenary will host leaders from various national laboratories across the US, Korea and Switzerland to discuss their key activities in support of the deployment of advanced reactors.