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Nuclear Energy Conference & Expo (NECX)
September 8–11, 2025
Atlanta, GA|Atlanta Marriott Marquis
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Deep Space: The new frontier of radiation controls
In commercial nuclear power, there has always been a deliberate tension between the regulator and the utility owner. The regulator fundamentally exists to protect the worker, and the utility, to make a profit. It is a win-win balance.
From the U.S. nuclear industry has emerged a brilliantly successful occupational nuclear safety record—largely the result of an ALARA (as low as reasonably achievable) process that has driven exposure rates down to what only a decade ago would have been considered unthinkable. In the U.S. nuclear industry, the system has accomplished an excellent, nearly seamless process that succeeds to the benefit of both employee and utility owner.
Plenary Session
Monday, August 21, 2023|8:00–10:15AM EDT|Columbia 5-8
Speakers
Dr. Kathryn HuffAssistant Secretary Office of Nuclear Energy US DOE
José N. Reyes, Ph.D.Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder NuScale Power
Dr. Rita Baranwal Senior Vice President AP300 Small Modular ReactorWestinghouse Electric Company
Koji OkamotoProfessor, The University of TokyoDirector General, Collaborative Laboratory for Advanced Decommissioning Sciences (CLADS) Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA)
Leon CizeljHead, Reactor Engineering DivisionJožef Stefan Institute
Per PetersonChief Nuclear Officer, Co-Founder Kairos Power
Nuclear thermal-hydraulics has a leading role in nuclear safety and in the viability of the nuclear industry. Over the past few years, there have been numerous innovations that are enabling the design of new and advanced reactor systems while providing increased margins of safety. NURETH-20 will highlight emerging technical innovations enabled by thermal-hydraulic research including passively cooled SMRs, advanced non-LWRs, “microreactors” cooled by heat pipes, and the use of artificial intelligence in data analysis. The opening plenary will feature several top innovators in the nuclear industry and provide an opportunity for attendees to hear how thermal-hydraulics makes it all possible.
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Attachment — Kathryn Huff NURETH20
Attachment — Jose Reyes NURETH20
Attachment — Rita Baranwal NURETH20
Attachment — Koji Okamoto NURETH20
Attachment — Leon Cizelj NURETH20
Attachment — Per Peterson NURETH20
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