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DTRA’s advancements in nuclear and radiological detection
A new, more complex nuclear age has begun. Echoing the tensions of the Cold War amid rapidly evolving nuclear and radiological threats, preparedness in the modern age is a contest of scientific innovation. The Research and Development Directorate (RD) at the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) is charged with winning this contest.
International High Level Radioactive Waste Management (IHLRWM 2025)
Kyle Stanton is a Manager and System lead working on TerraPower’s Natrium Reactor fuel handling systems. Since 2022, he has led the design and development of spent fuel handling systems and equipment, with an emphasis on the interim and long term storage of spent fuel.
Kyle joined TerraPower in 2019 and spent three years developing safe-handling equipment and processes for the production of research-grade Actinium-225 from decay of Thorium-229. Previously, he spent seven years at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard working on the maintenance, modernization, and decommissioning of naval reactors.
Kyle earned his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Gonzaga University.
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