Plenary Session
The plenary session is an important part of this conference, with a pertinent subject matter chosen for each meeting. For the 21st Environmental Degradation of Materials in Nuclear Power Systems the topic is future nuclear reactor technologies. These new types of plants will operate alongside the more established water reactors as part of the nuclear portfolio, enabling networks of diverse power generation. Nuclear power and renewables together will provide clean energy for homes and industry and help in the drive to Net Zero.
The organising committee are delighted to introduce our five esteemed plenary speakers, listed below, from the utilities and vendors that will be operating and developing these new reactor technologies. Speakers will introduce their reactors and provide an insight into the journey through design, regulation, build and future operation.
As this is a conference focussed on the environmental degradation of materials in nuclear power systems, speakers will present how they will be qualifying and managing materials for their respective environments.
The future of new nuclear is near, so how does the Environmental Deg community use their extensive knowledge from decades of supporting water reactors to help enable these technologies?
Speakers
- Mark Knutson
Senior Vice President, Chief Enterprise Engineer and Chief Nuclear Engineer Ontario Power Generation
Presentation: Title pending - Anthony Schroeder
Principal Materials Engineer
Westinghouse eVinci Microreactor
Presentation: Material Selection and Design for High Temp Microreactors - George Young
Fellow Engineer
Kairos Power
Presentation: Kairos Power Technology & Structural Alloy Qualification - Javier Romero
Manager, Materials & Chemistry
TerraPower
Presentation: Tackling Material Degradation Challenges in TerraPower Advanced Reactors - Cal Doucette
Director, Engineering
ARC Clean Technology
Presentation: Operating Experience and Technical Developments, The Arc-100 Sodium Fast Reactor