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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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NRC proposed rule for licensing reactors authorized by DOE, DOD
Nuclear reactor designs approved by the Department of Energy or Department of Defense could get streamlined pathways through the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s commercial licensing process should applicants wish to push the technology into the civilian sector.
A proposed rule introduced April 2 by the NRC would “improve NRC licensing review efficiency, where applicable, by explicitly establishing by regulation an additional means for reactor applicants to demonstrate the safety functions of their reactor designs, and thus, would contribute to the safe and secure use and deployment of civilian nuclear energy technologies.”
Executive Session|Panel
Monday, November 14, 2022|3:15–5:00PM MST|Eucalyptus
Session Chair:
Ashley E. Finan (INL)
Session Organizers:
Brad Tomer (Chief Operating Officer – NRIC, INL)
Sanjay Mukhi (Collaboration Manager – NRIC, INL)
The National Reactor Innovation Center (NRIC), established by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in August 2019 as a national program led by Idaho National Laboratory (INL), enables collaborators to harness the world class capabilities of the U.S. National Laboratory System to bridge the gap between research, development, and the energy marketplace to help convert some of the Nation’s most promising advanced nuclear concepts into commercial applications by 2030. This session will outline NRIC’s capabilities to support advanced reactor developers to demonstrate their designs and highlight the benefits of digital engineering with our demonstration platforms. There will be two panels during this session that will address 1) Advanced Construction Technologies and how they can be used in advanced nuclear reactor and 2) a Siting Tool for Advanced Nuclear Development, which helps identify and compare possible siting locations inside the continental U.S. for advanced nuclear facilities based on factors related to socioeconomics, proximity, and safety.
ADVANCED CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGIES:
Moderator: Brad Tomer (INL, NRIC)
Panelists:
Juswald Vedovi (General Electric)
Hasan Charkas (EPRI)
Mark Gake (Black & Veatch)
SITING TOOL FOR ADVANCED NUCLEAR DEVELOPMENT:
Moderator: Sanjay Mukhi (INL, NRIC)
Aditi Verma (University of Michigan)
Matt Bucknor (Argonne National Laboratory)
Femi Omitaomu (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
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