W10 Fueling Minds, Powering Reactors
This panel session will provide a forum for young nuclear regulators from around the world to discuss how their organizations are recruiting and retaining the next generation of nuclear safety and security talent to enable deployment of new and advanced reactors in their countries. This will include panelists sharing perspectives on knowledge management and transfer between junior and senior staff, and how each panelist’s organization utilizes educational opportunities and grants, training, benefits, and more. The session will also foster a discussion of how agencies are employing their junior staff, preparing them for future advancement, and ensuring that diverse viewpoints are heard.
SESSION CHAIR(S):
- Louis Caponi, Risk Analyst, Risk and Technical Analysis Branch, Division of Decommissioning, Uranium Recovery, and Waste Programs, NMSS/NRC
SPEAKER(S):
- Alexandra Terres, Reactor Systems Engineer, Technical Branch 3, Division of Advanced Reactors and Non-power Production and Utilization Facilities, NRR/NRC
- Auxiliadora Guerrero, Head of Regulation and Legal Affairs, Nuclear Energy Program Implementation Agency (OIPEN) - El Salvador
- Inna Pletukhina, Associate, Global Nuclear Practice, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLPWorld Nuclear University: Fostering Leaders in Nuclear Globally
- Jamila Khamis Alsuwaidi, Acting Manager - Safety Assessment, Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation
- Ryan Yap, Assistant Director (Nuclear Safety Assessment), National Environment Agency
SESSION COORDINATORS(S):
- Marline Dominic, International Relations Specialist, OIP/NRC tel: (301) 287-3690, e-mail: Marline.Dominic@nrc.gov
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