This informative panel examines the landscape of advanced nuclear fuels from high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) needed for many next-generation reactor designs to molten salt fuels, TRISO, and other novel fuel forms being developed for advanced reactors and SMRs. The panel will cover the advantages and disadvantages of each fuel type, the supply chain, enrichment challenges, and regulatory hurdles.

Moderator

Steven Lydzinski

Framatome

Panelists

Christina Leggett

Director of Fuel Cycle Technology

Oklo

Joshua Jarrell

Tom Isaacs

Self

Joshua Parker

Rusty Towell

Abilene Christian University