The Advanced Reactors Technical Summit IV & Technology Trailblazers Showcase

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

Tuesday, February 7

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)

Wednesday, February 8

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

Thursday, February 9

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.