ADVANCED REACTORS SUMMIT VII
&
TECHNOLOGY TRAILBLAZERS SHOWCASE
UNDER THE AUSPICES OF
THE U.S. NUCLEAR INDUSTRY COUNCIL
AND IN CONJUNCTION WITH
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE
&
OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY
FEBRUARY 11-12, 2020
KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE
AGENDA
Summit Co-Sponsor
Centrus Energy
General Atomics
X-energy
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Idaho National Laboratory
Summit Trailblazers Sponsors
ClearPath
Terrestrial Energy
Trailblazers Exhibitors
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Idaho National Laboratory
Centrus Energy
General Atomics
X-energy
Argonne National Laboratory
BWX Technologies
Canadian Nuclear Laboratories
Framatome Inc.
HolosGen
Muons, Inc.
NuScale Power
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Tennessee Valley Authority
Contributing Sponsors
Westinghouse
Monday, February 10 – Atomic Wings & Welcome Reception
11:30am – 1:30pm U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ATOMIC WINGS LUNCH & LEARN -
SPECIAL EDITION - Knoxville, TN
University of Tennessee Student Union (Room 169)
6:00pm – 7:30pm WELCOME RECEPTION CO-SPONSORED BY BWX TECHNOLOGIES
Holiday Inn Windows on the Park Lounge (525 Henley Street
Knoxville, TN 37902)
University of Tennessee Student Union
8:00 am I. WELCOME
Hon. Bud Albright
President & CEO
U.S. Nuclear Industry Council
Dr. Stacey Patterson
Vice President for Research
University of Tennessee
Dr. Alan Icenhour
Associate Laboratory Director, Nuclear Science and Engineering Oak
Ridge National Laboratory
Hon. Jeffrey Merrifield
Former Commissioner, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission;
Chairman, USNIC Advanced Nuclear Task Force;
Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
8:20 am II. STAGE SETTERS
Mr. Jeff Lyash
President & CEO
Tennessee Valley Authority
Mr. Rex Geveden
President & CEO
BWX Technologies
Hon. Clay Sell
CEO
X-energy
9:20 am III. REGULATOR’S PERSPECTIVE ON CANADIAN/U.S. REGULATORY
COOPERATION ON ADVANCED REACTORS AND SMRS
Ms. Rumina Velshi
President
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Hon. David Wright
Commissioner
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
10:00 am BREAK
10:15 am IV. PANEL: UPDATE ON CONGRESSIONAL EFFORTS TO ACCELERATE
DEPLOYMENT OF ADVANCED REACTORS
Mr. Jeremy Harrell
Managing Director, Policy
ClearPath
Dr. Jon Carmack
Senior Technical Advisor
Idaho National Laboratory
Mr. Shane Johnson
U.S. Department of Energy (Retired)
Mr. Adam DeMella
Professional Staff
U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee
11:00 am V. ADVANCED REACTORS PROGRESS AND CHALLENGES
Mr. John Hopkins
Chairman & CEO
NuScale Power
Dr. Jacob DeWitte
CEO
Oklo Inc.
Ms. Wendy Simon-Pearson
General Counsel
Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation
Mr. Peter Hastings
Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
Kairos Power
12:05 pm VI. TRAILBLAZERS UPDATE I & WORKING LUNCH
Hon. Annie Caputo
Commissioner
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Hon. Dan Poneman
CEO
Centrus
1:05 pm VII. PANEL: ADVANCED FUELS: NEEDS, OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES
Dr. Jeremy T Busby
Director, Reactor and Nuclear Systems Division
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Mr. James Fornof
Vice President, Program Management
Lightbridge Corporation
Mr. Stephen Cowne
Chief Nuclear Officer
URENCO USA
Mr. Pete Pappano
Vice President, Fuel Production
X-energy
2:35 pm VIII. Update on Idaho National Lab Initiatives
Dr. John Wagner
Associate Laboratory Director
Idaho National Laboratory
Dr. Corey McDaniel
Chief Commercial Officer, Nuclear Science & Technology (NST)
Idaho National Laboratory
Dr. Ashley Finan
Director, National Reactor Innovation Center
Idaho National Laboratory
Dr. John Jackson
Distinguished Staff Scientist/Engineer
Gateway for Accelerated Innovation in Nuclear
3:15 pm BREAK
3:30 pm IX. ADVANCED REACTORS – GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES
Mr. Alex Polonsky - Moderator
Partner
Morgan Lewis
Hon. William D. Magwood, IV
Director General
OECD – Nuclear Energy Agency
Dr. Keyes Niemer
Project Manager for SMR Deployment
Canadian Nuclear Laboratories
4:20 pm X. NRC UPDATE ON ADVANCED REACTOR PREPARATIONS
Mr. Daniel Dorman
Deputy Executive Director for Reactor and Preparedness Programs
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
4:50 pm XI. SPECIAL UPDATE: ARPA-E NUCLEAR PROGRAM UPDATE
Dr. Rachel Slaybaugh
Program Director, Advanced Nuclear Reactor Systems
Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E)
5:20 pm XII. IDENTIFYING AND ENGAGING POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS
Mr. Tay Stevenson
CEO
Envoy Public Labs
5:40 pm ADJOURN DAY ONE PLENARY
6:00 pm TRAILBLAZER AWARDS RECEPTION – PRESENTED BY INL
The Sunsphere
World’s Fair Park (810 W Clinch Ave, Knoxville, TN 37902)
HONOREES
TRAILBLAZER AWARD
Oklo Inc.
Accepting
Dr. Jacob DeWitte
Chief Executive Officer
Oklo Inc.
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Tennessee Valley Authority
Accepting
Mr. Timothy Rausch
Chief Nuclear Officer
Tennessee Valley Authority
MERITORIOUS ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Mr. R. Shane Johnson
University of Tennessee Student Union
8:25 am XIII. WELCOME DAY 2
Hon. Jeffrey Merrifield
Former Commissioner, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission;
Chairman, USNIC Advanced Nuclear Task Force;
Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
8:30 am XIV. TRAILBLAZERS UPDATE II
Dr. Jon Ball
Executive Vice President, Nuclear Plant Projects
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy
9:00 am XV. PANEL: ADVANCED CONSTRUCTION, MANUFACTURING AND
TECHNOLOGY DEPLOYMENT
Dr. Robert Hill
Director – Advanced Nuclear Research and Development
Argonne National Lab
Dr. Mike Mazzola
Duke Energy Distinguished Professor & EPIC Director
University of North Carolina Charlotte
Mr. Lewis Wetzel
Director – North American Sales Instrumentation & Controls
Framatome
Ms. Tara Neider
Senior Vice President Program Development and Lab Facilities
Terrapower
10:15 am BREAK
10:30 am XVI. SPECIAL UPDATE: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY'S
TRANSFORMATIONAL CHALLENGE REACTOR
Dr. Kurt Terrani
Senior Staff Scientist & Leader, Nuclear Fuels Materials Group
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
10:50 am XVII. PANEL: STATUS UPDATE ON THE DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT OF
FUSION TECHNOLOGIES
Stephen S. Cowley
Director
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Mr. Matt Miles
Senior Vice President
General Fusion
Mr. Eric Lerner
President and Chief Scientist
LPP Fusion, Inc.
11:50 pm XVIII. TRAILBLAZERS UPDATE AND WORKING LUNCH
Mr. Simon Irish
CEO
Terrestrial Energy
Dr. Christina Back
Vice President, Nuclear Technologies and Materials
Energy Group
General Atomics
12:45 pm XIX. VOICE OF NGO COMMUNITY
Mr. Jeremy Harrell
Managing Director - Policy
ClearPath;
Vice Chairman, USNIC
Ms. Jackie Kempfer
Nuclear Energy Policy Advisor
Third Way
Mr. David Doctor
President
E4 Carolina
Hon. Bob Perciasepe
President
Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES)
1:30 pm XX. PANEL: SPACE APPLICATIONS FOR NUCLEAR ENERGY
Mr. Chris Crumbly
Senior Director for Space and Defense Programs
University of Tennessee Space Institute
Dr. Jonathan Cirtain
President of Advanced Technology Programs
BWX Technologies
Mr. Michael B. Smith
Group Leader - Space
Oak Ridge National Lab
Dr. Paolo Venneri
CEO/Director
USNC-Tech
2:30 pm ADJOURN DAY TWO PLENARY