TH23 – Optimizing Pathways for Safe Nuclear Deployment: Innovation and Policy Alignment

This video recording is from the technical session held at the NRC Regulatory Information Conference in 2024. 90% of the closed captions are accurate. More information on the technical session is provided below.

TH23 Optimizing Pathways for Safe Nuclear Deployment: Innovation and Policy Alignment

In an evolving landscape characterized by rapid nuclear and energy infrastructure innovation, how is industry adapting and what are regulators and lawmakers doing to create policies that enable the safe adoption of new technologies? This session features perspectives from industry, government, and research and development leaders on emerging nuclear and energy infrastructure advancements and the challenges policymakers face in supporting diverse energy generation technologies on a modern grid.

SESSION CHAIR(S):
David A. Wright, Commissioner, OCM/NRC
Opening Remarks

SPEAKER(S):
Shannon Rafferty-Czincila, Vice President, Fleet Support, Constellation Energy
Innovation in Nuclear Energy: A Daily Pursuit
Jenifer Shafer, Associate Director of Technology, Department of Energy, Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy
ARPA-E Nuclear Portfolio: Technology and Adoption
Jennifer Uhle, Vice President, Technical & Regulatory Services, Nuclear Energy Institute
The Industry’s Innovation Imperative
Diane Cameron, Head of the of Nuclear Technology Development and Economics Division, Nuclear Energy Agency
Global Perspectives on the Future of Nuclear Energy

SESSION CORDINATORS(S):
Candace de Messieres, Chief, Technical Branch 2, Division of Advanced Reactors and Non-power Production and Utilization Facilities, NRR/NRC e-mail: [email protected]
Alec Neller, Reactor Systems Engineer, Technical Branch 2, Division of Advanced Reactors and Non-power Production and Utilization Facilities, NRR//NRC e-mail: [email protected]

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