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2024 ANS Winter Conference and Expo
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Orlando, FL|Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld
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As the American Nuclear Society’s 2024 Winter Meeting and Expo kicks off in Orlando, Fla., the nuclear industry’s eyes are turned toward the future—advanced technologies, updated regulations, a new administration, and importantly, the future of the workforce.
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Kairos Power is a mission-driven company singularly-focused on enabling the world’s transition to clean energy through the commercial deployment of its fluoride-salt cooled, high-temperature reactor. Kairos Power is leveraging proven technologies and an iterative development and demonstration approach, while actively engaging utility stakeholders to deliver its cost-effective reactor design.
Kairos Power employees will be featured as key speakers in several sessions during the ANS Winter Conference. Visit the sessions below to learn more about which ones Kairos Power employees will participate in.
Advances in Design Through Advanced Reactor Development Program
Technical Session|Panel
Abdalla Abou-Jaoude (INL), Massimiliano Fratoni, Gregory M. Core (INL)
Panelists: James Vollmer (Terrapower - Natrium), Eben Mulder (X-energy), Per Peterson (Kairos Power), Josh Walter (Terrapower - MCRE)
2021 ANS Winter Meeting and Technology Expo
RPD
Friday, December 3, 2021|5:00–6:45AM (8:00–9:45AM EST)
SESSION
CEO Perspectives on Innovation in Nuclear Licensing: a game-changer to tackle climate change
Executive Session|Panel
Nuclear Innovation Alliance, Judi Greenwald (Nuclear Innovation Alliance)
Panelists: Simon Irish (Terrestrial Energy), Mike Laufer (Kairos Power), Jake DeWitte (Oklo), Harlan Bowers (X-energy)
Executive Track
Thursday, December 2, 2021|10:00–11:45AM (1:00–2:45PM EST)
Thermal Hydraulics Issues in Licensing of Advanced Reactors
Stephen M. Bajorek, Elia Merzari
Panelists: Stephen M. Bajorek (U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Brandon P. Haugh (Kairos Power LLC), John C. Luxat (McMaster University), Robert P. Martin (BWXT), Chul-Hwa Song (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute), Chris Lohse (INL)
THD
Friday, December 3, 2021|7:00–8:45AM (10:00–11:45AM EST)
Additional Resources and papers that feature Kairos Power employees:
PAPER
LSTM Validation of Fiber Optics Distributed Temperature Sensing
Stella Pantopoulou (ANL), Darius Lisowski (ANL), Anthonie Cilliers (Kairos Power), Alexander Heifetz (ANL)
HFICD|Implications of ML and AI for I&C/HFE
Wednesday, December 1, 2021|1:20–2:45PM (4:20–5:45PM EST)
Advanced Nuclear Industry Prepared for Future Licensing and Deployment
Cyril W. Draffin (US Nuclear Industry Council), Jeffery S. Merrifield (Pillsbury), Peter Hastings (Kairos Power)
OPD|Advanced Nuclear Reactors and Power Systems - III
