ADVANCED REACTORS TECHNICAL SUMMIT IV
&
TECHNOLOGY TRAILBLAZERS SHOWCASE
FEBRUARY 8-9 2017
ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY
Under the auspices of the
U.S. Nuclear Infrastructure Council
And in conjunction with
Argonne National Laboratory
AGENDA
Summit Organizing Sponsors
U.S. Nuclear Infrastructure Council
Argonne National Laboratory
Summit Co-Sponsors
General Atomics
Terrestrial Energy
Summit Trailblazers Sponsors
Argonne National Laboratory
EXCEL Services Corporation
Hukari Ascendent
Muons, Inc.
NuScale Power
Studsvik Scandpower Inc.
Transco Products Inc.
Trailblazers Exhibitors
Argonne National Laboratory
General Atomics
Idaho National Laboratory
Muons, Inc.
NuScale Power
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Studsvik Scandpower Inc.
Transco Products Inc.
X-Energy
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
SPECIAL BRIEFING
Advanced Reactors Political Landscape: The New Administration & Congress
Chicago Marriott Southwest at Burr Ridge - (1200 Burr Ridge Pkwy, Burr Ridge, IL
60527)
Mr. David Blee
Chief Executive Officer
U.S. Nuclear Infrastructure Council
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
WELCOME RECEPTION
Chicago Marriott Southwest at Burr Ridge - (1200 Burr Ridge Pkwy, Burr Ridge, IL
60527)
8:30 am – 5:30 pm
PLENARY PROGRAM
Argonne National Laboratory
Theory & Computing Sciences Conference Center
(Building 240)
9700 S. Cass Avenue, Lemont, IL 60439
7:30 am Registration
8:30 am I. WELCOME & OVERVIEW
Dr. Jeff Binder
Associate Laboratory Director, Energy and Global Security
Argonne National Laboratory
Mr. David Blee
Chief Executive Officer
U.S. Nuclear Infrastructure Council
8:45 am II. STAGE SETTERS
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY PERSPECTIVES:
Mr. Shane Johnson
Deputy Assistant Secretary
Office of Nuclear Energy
U.S. Department of Energy
9:30 am SPECIAL ADDRESS:
The Honorable Stephen Burns
Commissioner
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
10:15 am INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVE:
Hon. Jeffrey Merrifield
Former Commissioner, USNRC
&
Chairman, USNIC Advanced Reactors Task Force
&
Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
10:45 am BREAK
11:00 am III. TRAILBLAZERS UPDATE
Mr. Jeff Harper
Vice President, Strategy & Business Development
X-energy
Mr. Nicholas V. Smith
Senior Engineer
Southern Company
11:30 am IV. SMR PERSPECTIVE
Dr. Jose Reyes
Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer
NuScale Power
12:15 pm LUNCH
1:15 pm V. TRAILBLAZERS UPDATE
Ms. Cindy Pezze
Vice President of Global Technology Development & Chief
Technology Officer
Westinghouse Electric Company
Dr. Robert Schleicher
Chief Nuclear Engineer
General Atomics
1:45 pm VI. CRITICAL PATH ISSUES
PANEL: Overarching Technical Issues, Part 1
• Materials
• Instrumentation and Control
• Safety (Passive Cooling, Accident Tolerance)
• Security
National Laboratory Perspective
Dr. Hussein S. Khalil – Moderator
Director, Nuclear Energy and Security Program
Distinguished Fellow
Argonne National Laboratory
Materials Innovation and Testing - Unlocking the Potential of Nuclear
Through Advanced Materials
Dr. Christina Back
Vice President, Nuclear Technologies and Materials
General Atomics
Instrumentation and Controls
Dr. David Holcomb
DOE Molten Salt Reactor and Advanced Reactor Instrumentation
and Controls Technical Lead
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Computational Modeling and Simulation
Dr. Chris Stanek
National Technical Director, DOE Nuclear Energy Advanced
Modeling & Simulation
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Reactor Safety Technology
Dr. Mitch Farmer
Manager, Engineering Development and Applications
Nuclear Engineering Division
Argonne National Laboratory
3:15 pm BREAK
3:30 pm VII. TRAILBLAZERS UPDATE
Mr. Robin Rickman
Vice President, Business Development
Terrestrial Energy
Mr. Donald Wolf
Co-Founder, Chairman of the Board & CEO
Advanced Reactor Concepts, LLC
4:00 pm VIII. FORGING GOVERNMENT & INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS I
PANEL: DOE, National Laboratory and International Initiatives
Mr. David Blee – Moderator
Chief Executive Officer
U.S. Nuclear Infrastructure Council
DOE Advanced Reactors Program & GAIN Initiative
Dr. Rita Baranwal
Director, Gateway for Accelerated Innovation in Nuclear
Idaho National Laboratory
U.S. Nuclear Energy Advisory Committee
Dr. Alfred Sattelberger
Chairman, Fuel Cycle Subcommittee
DOE Nuclear Energy Advisory Committee
&
Deputy Laboratory Director for Programs, Chief Research Officer,
and Senior Intelligence Official
Argonne National Laboratory
5:30 pm NETWORKING RECEPTION & DINNER
Argonne Guest House
9700 S. Cass Avenue, Lemont, IL 60439
Featured Speaker
Mr. Llewellyn King
Executive Producer & Syndicated Columnist
White House Chronicle
Presentation of the Inaugural Advanced Reactors Trailblazer Award
Recipient
Dr. Jose Reyes
Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer
NuScale Power
8:00 am – 3:00 pm
PLENARY PROGRAM
Argonne National Laboratory
Theory & Computing Sciences Conference Center
(Building 240)
9700 S. Cass Avenue, Lemont, IL 60439
8:00 am IX. WELCOME & OVERVIEW OF DAY ONE
Mr. David Blee
Chief Executive Officer
U.S. Nuclear Infrastructure Council
8:15 am X. TRAILBLAZERS UPDATE
Mr. Scott E. Rasmussen
PRISM Product Line Leader
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy
Mr. Tom Blees
Senior Advisor
ThorCon Power
&
President
Science Council for Global Initiatives
8:45 am XI. ADVANCED REACTORS FINANCING
Mr. Walter Howes
Managing Partner
Verdigris Capital Group
Mr. Paul Murphy
Managing Director
Gowlings WLG
9:15 am XII. TRAILBLAZERS UPDATE
Dr. Thomas Roberts
Vice President, Computational Physics
Muons, Inc.
Mr. Bill Nivison
Vice President, Business Development
Hybrid Power Technologies, LLC
Mr. Ed Pheil
Chief Technology Officer
Elysium Industries
10:00 am BREAK
10:15 am XIII. CRITICAL PATH ISSUES
PANEL: Overarching Technical Issues, Part 2
• Advanced Reactor Fuels
• Proliferation Resistance
• Security
Dr. Hussein S. Khalil – Moderator
Director, Nuclear Energy and Security Program
Distinguished Fellow
Argonne National Laboratory
High Temperature Reactor & Fast Reactor Fuels
Dr. Jon Carmack
National Technical Director
Idaho National Laboratory
Molten-Salt Fuels
Dr. David Holcomb
DOE Molten Salt Reactor and Advanced Reactor Instrumentation and
Controls Technical Lead
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Security Considerations
Mr. Mark Satorius
Senior Vice President, Executive Performance Solutions
EXCEL Services Corporation
Former Executive Director for Operations
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Hybridization of Nuclear Energy With Fossil Energy
Dr. Steven Aumeier
Senior Advisor, Nuclear Energy
Idaho National Laboratory
11:45 am XIV. TRAILBLAZERS UPDATE
Mr. Mark Haynes
Executive Director
Next Generation Nuclear Plant Industry Alliance
Dr. Edward Blandford
Chief Technology Officer
Kairos Power, Inc.
12:15 pm LUNCH
1:15 pm XV. LICENSING MODERNIZATION
PANEL: Moving the Licensing Paradigm Forward
• NRC Initiatives
• NRC-DOE Programs
• Lessons Learned from SMR Generic Issues
Hon. Jeffery Merrifield – Moderator
Former Commissioner, USNRC
&
Chairman, USNIC Advanced Reactors Task Force
&
Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
Mr. John Segala
Chief
Licensing Branch
Division of New Reactor Licensing
Office of New Reactors
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Mr. Mark Satorius
Senior Vice President, Executive Performance Solutions
EXCEL Services Corporation
&
Former Executive Director for Operations
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Mr. Jeff Gabor
Vice President Development
JENSEN HUGHES
Mr. Amir Afzali
Licensing Director - Next Generation Reactors
Southern Nuclear Operating Company
2:45 pm XVI. PATH FORWARD
Mr. Tom Blees
President
Science Council for Global Initiatives
&
Senior Advisor
ThorCon Power
Dr. Robert Hill
Technical Director, Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems
Argonne National Laboratory
Hon. Jeffery Merrifield
Former Commissioner, USNRC
&
Chairman, USNIC Advanced Reactors Task Force
&
Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
Mr. David Blee
Chief Executive Officer
U.S. Nuclear Infrastructure Council
3:15 pm ADJOURN
3:30 – 5:00 pm
OPTIONAL TOUR OF ARGONNE’S ADVANCED PHOTON SOURCE
The Advanced Photon Source (APS) at Argonne National Laboratory provides ultrabright,
high-energy storage ring-generated x-ray beams for research in almost all
scientific disciplines. An overall tour of the facility will be provided, along with a trip
into the Experiment Hall, with a presentation at the beamline where high-energy xrays
are used to conduct in situ examination of polycrystalline materials under
thermo-mechanical loading for nuclear energy applications.