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The deadline arrives: Checking in on the Reactor Pilot Program
On May 23, 2025, President Trump signed Executive Order 14301, “Reforming Nuclear Reactor Testing at the DOE,” which instructed the Department of Energy to create a Reactor Pilot Program (RPP)—a new system in which companies could pursue DOE authorization to build and test their first-of-a-kind nuclear technologies. EO 14301 set an ambitious goal for that program: three reactors achieving criticality by July 4, 2026.
June 13–17, 2010
Nuclear Science and Technology - The Right Fit. The Right Time
San Diego, CA|Town & Country Hotel & Resort
Pre-registration is now closed. Please register on-site.
Program Chair:
Dr. A. Kurshad Muftuoglu (GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy)
General Chair:
Ross T. Ridenoure (Southern California Edison)
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Program Co-Chairs:
Dana A. Powers (Sandia National Laboratories)
J. Steven Herring (Idaho National Laboratory)
Dan R. Keuter (Retired, Entergy Nuclear)
Assistant Program Co-Chairs:
Ken Schultz (General Atomics)
Kevin R. O'Kula (URS Safety Management Solutions)
Program Chairs:
Dr. Heather J. MacLean (Idaho National Laboratory)
Dr. Wolfgang Hoffelner (RWH Consult Gmbh)
Dr. Pascal J. Yvon (CEA)
General Co-Chairs:
Dr. Todd R. Allen (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Dr. Lance L. Snead (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
General Chairs:
Goon-Cherl Park (Seoul National University)
Kiyoshi Okamura (Toshiba Corporation)
John R. McGaha (Chief Operating Officer -Designate, Enexus Energy, Inc.)
Jean Claude Gauthier (AREVA NP, France)
Izumi Kinoshita (CRIEPI)
Dr. Jacopo Buongiorno (Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Hark-Rho Kim (Vice-President, KAERI)
Frank Carre (CEA, France)
Honorary Chairs:
W. Pete Miller (Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy, Department of Energy)
Takuya Hattori (JAIF)
Chang Sun Kang (Seoul National University)
Philippe Pradel (CEA, France)
