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Two steps forward for U.K. advanced nuclear
This week, two significant announcements have emerged from the United Kingdom’s advanced reactor sector.
On June 14, Rolls-Royce, the United Kingdom National Nuclear Laboratory, and the Japan Atomic Energy Agency announced that they had signed two trilateral memorandums of cooperation to collaborate on “advanced modular reactor (AMR) technology, specifically high-temperature gas-cooled reactors (HTGR), and the coated particle fuel these reactors will use.”
Separately, on June 16, Bellevue, Wash.–based TerraPower announced that its Natrium reactor design has been formally submitted for U.K. regulatory review. The company also announced the formation of a new subsidiary, TerraPower UK Ltd.
Technical Session|Panel|Sponsored by HFICD
Tuesday, November 17, 2020|12:00–2:10PM EST
Session Chair:
Pradeep Ramuhalli
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Jamie B. Coble
Staff Producer:
Susan Gallier (American Nuclear Society)
The 12th ANS Topical Meeting on Nuclear Plant Instrumentation and Control and Human-Machine Interface Technology Conference (NPIC&HMIT) will be embedded in the 2021 ANS Annual Meeting in Providence, RI. NPIC&HMIT is the preeminent venue for sharing nuclear I&C and human factors research, development, deployment and application, and best practices, through a mix of technical presentations and panel discussions (invited and contributed). This panel session will preview the topics that will be discussed at the upcoming conference.
Jamie Coble
Univ. of Tennessee Knoxville
Ronald Boring
INL
Raymond Herb
Southern Nuclear
Hyun Kang
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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Reference — NPIC&HMIT 2021 CFP