W14 Codes and Standards for New and Advanced Reactors
This session will facilitate discussions on strategies for the development, update, and use of critical consensus codes and standards for new and advanced reactors. It will highlight efforts being undertaken by industry and the NRC to ensure the technical and regulatory readiness for the effective, safe, and secure deployment of new and advanced reactor technologies. The session will also feature discussions on the Accelerating Deployment of Versatile, Advanced Nuclear for Clean Energy (ADVANCE) Act of 2024 and its nexus to opportunities for innovative development and use of codes and standards.
SESSION CHAIR(S):
- Christopher T. Hanson, Commissioner, NRC
SPEAKER(S):
- Christopher T. Hanson, Commissioner, NRC
- Chrisopher Cook, Special Assistant, Division of Engineering, RES/NRC
- Jennifer Uhle, Vice President, Technical and Regulatory Services, Nuclear Energy Institute
- Kathryn Hyam, Director for Nuclear, Clean Energy and Standardization Code and Standards, Co-Chair of Advanced Reactors Codes and Standards Collaborative, American Society of Mechanical Engineers / Advanced Reactors Codes and Standards Collaborative
- Steven Unikewicz, Chief Engineer, Plant Engineering, TerraPower
- Michele Sampson, Director, Division of New and Renewed Licenses, NRR/NRC
SESSION COORDINATOR(S):
- Robert Roche-Rivera, Senior Civil Engineer (Structural), Technical Branch 1, Division of Advanced Reactors and Non-power Production and Utilization Facilities, NRR/NRC e-mail: Robert.Roche-Rivera@nrc.gov
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