This panel focuses on the future of Nuclear Power with an emphasis on research and innovations underway at INL and around the USA. Bruce Halbert will lead off with our ongoing efforts to sustain the current fleet of nuclear power plants. Ashley Finan will cover Advanced Reactor Demonstrations via NRIC, the National Reactor Innovation Center. Mike Narato will present on new solutions for the nuclear fuel cycle. Christine King will discuss ways to accelerate nuclear energy innovation through GAIN, the Gateway for Accelerating Innovation in Nuclear. Jess Gehin will present big opportunities for nuclear power via microreactors. Finally, Kemal Pasamehmetoglu will address the global need for fast spectrum irradiation testing and the Versatile Test Reactor.


Enabling a Bright Future for Nuclear Energy through Innovation Panel

Division / Sponsors: 
Power Division & Nuclear Engineering Division (NED)

Power Conference
Paper Proceedings: https://asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/POWER/POWER2020/volume/83747

International Conference on Nuclear Engineering
Paper Proceedings: https://asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/ICONE/ICONE2020/volume/83761

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