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ANS Student Conference 2025
April 3–5, 2025
Albuquerque, NM|The University of New Mexico
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El Salvador: Looking to nuclear
In 2022, El Salvador’s leadership decided to expand its modest, mostly hydro- and geothermal-based electricity system, which is supported by expensive imported natural gas and diesel generation. They chose to use advanced nuclear reactors, preferably fueled by thorium-based fuels, to power their civilian efforts. The choice of thorium was made to inform the world that the reactor program was for civilian purposes only, and so they chose a fuel that was plentiful, easy to source and work with, and not a proliferation risk.
Executive Session|Panel
Tuesday, November 15, 2022|3:15–5:00PM MST|Eucalyptus
Session Chairs:
Julianne McCallum (Data and Analysis Specialist, Nuclear Energy Institute)
Benjamin Cipiti (Principal Member of the Technical Staff, Sandia)
Session Organizers:
Alexandra Siwy (Nuclear Engineer, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission)
Rani Franovich (Senior Policy Advisor to the Nuclear Energy Innovation team, Breakthrough Institute)
Prasad Kadambi (Director, Kadambi Engineering Consultants)
We hear about the innovations in the advanced reactors space and the need to support the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission as we work to deploy new reactors. How is the industry discussing the modernization of licensing frameworks to be risk-informed and performance-based for the future of advanced reactors? Join us for a panel discussion.
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