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Panelists discuss U.S. path to criticality in ANS webinar
The American Nuclear Society recently hosted a panel discussion featuring prominent figures from the nuclear sector who discussed the industry’s ongoing push for criticality.
Yasir Arafat, chief technical officer of Aalo Atomics; Jordan Bramble, CEO of Antares Nuclear; and Rita Baranwal, chief nuclear officer of Radiant Industries, participated in the discussion and covered their recent progress in the Department of Energy’s Reactor Pilot Program. Nader Satvat, director of nuclear systems design at Kairos Power, gave an update on the company’s ongoing demonstration projects taking place outside of the landscape of DOE authorization.
Norihiro Doda (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), Shinya Kato (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), Erina Hamase (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), Kazuki Kuwagaki (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), Norihiro Kikuchi (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), Kazuya Ohgama (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), Kazuo Yoshimura (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), Ryuji Yoshikawa (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), Kenji Yokoyama (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), Tomoyuki Uwaba (Japan Atomic Energy Agency), Masaaki Tanaka (Japan Atomic Energy Agency)
Proceedings | 20th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermal Hydraulics (NURETH-20) | Washington, D.C., August 20-25, 2023 | Pages 946-959